Albert David Lowerson
Sergeant, 21st Battalion, * Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 752 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 21st Battalion, * Australian Imperial Force (register: 21st Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 1 September 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 14th December, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 2nd August 1896 at Myrtleford, Bogong, Victoria, Australia
- Died
- 15th December 1945 at Myrtleford, Bogong, Victoria, Australia
- Memorial / grave
- grave in Myrtleford Cemetery, Victoria and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
An enemy strong point, manned by 12 machine guns, held up an attacking party on the 1st September 1918 at Mont St Quentin, France. Sergeant Lowerson, taking seven men, attacked the flanks of the post, rushed the strong point and captured it, along with the 12 guns and 50 of the enemy. During the attack he was severely wounded in his right thigh, but until the position had been consolidated he refused to leave the line
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LOWERSON, Albert David. (reg No. 752).
Sergeant. 21st Battalion, * Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 14th December, 1918.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Born on 2nd August 1896 at Myrtleford, Bogong, Victoria, Australia.
Died on 15th December 1945 at Myrtleford, Bogong, Victoria, Australia.
Memorials at grave in Myrtleford Cemetery, Victoria and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads:. An enemy strong point, manned by 12 machine guns, held up an attacking party on the 1st September 1918 at Mont St Quentin, France. Sergeant Lowerson, taking seven men, attacked the flanks of the post, rushed the strong point and captured it, along with the 12 guns and 50 of the enemy. During the attack he was severely wounded in his right thigh, but until the position had been consolidated he refused to leave the line.
*Victoria.
*Victoria.
Australia.
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