Alfred Clive Hulme
Sergeant, 23rd Battalion, 2nd (Canterbury Regiment) New Zealand Expeditionary Force
- Register No.
- 607 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 23rd Battalion, 2nd (Canterbury Regiment) New Zealand Expeditionary Force (register: 2nd Division, NZEF) all 2nd Division, NZEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 20–28 May 1941 on this day → all of 1941 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 14th October, 1941 on this day → all of 1941 →
- Born
- 24th January, 1911 at Dunedin, New Zealand
- Died
- 3rd September, 1982 at Tauranga, New Zealand
- Memorial / grave
- the RSA, Dunedin, New Zealand
Digest of citation
During the period 20th/28th May, 1941 in Crete, Sergeant Hulme displayed outstanding leadership and courage. At Malerne he led a party against the enemy who were attacking with rifles, machine guns and mortars. At Galatos he drove the enemy away from a school building with hand-grenades. At Suda Bay he killed five snipers and at Stylos he wiped out a mortar crew and accounted for three more snipers
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HULME, Alfred Clive (reg No. 607).
Sergeant. 23rd Battalion, 2nd (Canterbury Regiment) New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
London Gazetted on 14th October, 1941.
Born on 24th January, 1911 at Dunedin, New Zealand.
Died on 3rd September, 1982 at Tauranga, New Zealand.
Memorial at the RSA, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Digest of Citation reads: During the period 20th/28th May, 1941 in Crete, Sergeant Hulme displayed outstanding leadership and courage. At Malerne he led a party against the enemy who were attacking with rifles, machine guns and mortars. At Galatos he drove the enemy away from a school building with hand-grenades. At Suda Bay he killed five snipers and at Stylos he wiped out a mortar crew and accounted for three more snipers.
HUMPSTON, Robert. (reg No. 6 08). Private. 2nd Battalion Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade.
London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born in Derby in 1832.
Died on 22nd December, 1884 at Derby.
Memorial on Rifle Brigade Memorial, Winchester Cathedral. (VC Medal on display at Rifle Brigade Museum, Winchester and his Campaign Medals on display in the Derby City Museum.)
Digest of Citation reads: On 22nd April, 1885 in the Crimea, a bandsman was killed whilst fetching water from a well. Private Humpston and to other privates* , on their own, attacked and captured a Russian rifle pit situated among the rocks overhanging the Woronzoff Road. The pit was occupied every night by the Russians and by its subsequent capture was of great importance.
* Roderick MacGregor (reg No. 783) and Joseph BRADSHAW (reg No. 118).
Additional information:. Private Humpston saw service in the Indian mutiny seeing action at Lucknow. After leaving the Service he returned to his hometown, Derby. Here he disappeared into obscurity as nothing further is known of this man. There is a record of one man going to school with his grandson.
Alf's notes on his life
HUMPSTON, Robert. (reg No. 6 08). Private. 2nd Battalion Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade. London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857. Born in Derby in 1832. Died on 22nd December, 1884 at Derby. Memorial on Rifle Brigade Memorial, Winchester Cathedral. (VC Medal on display at Rifle Brigade Museum, Winchester and his Campaign Medals on display in the Derby City Museum.) Digest of Citation reads: On 22nd April, 1885 in the Crimea, a bandsman was killed whilst fetching water from a well. Private Humpston and to other privates* , on their own, attacked and captured a Russian rifle pit situated among the rocks overhanging the Woronzoff Road. The pit was occupied every night by the Russians and by its subsequent capture was of great importance. 118).
Additional information
Private Humpston saw service in the Indian mutiny seeing action at Lucknow. After leaving the Service he returned to his hometown, Derby. Here he disappeared into obscurity as nothing further is known of this man. There is a record of one man going to school with his grandson.
* Roderick MacGregor (reg No. 783) and Joseph BRADSHAW (reg No.
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