Arthur Herbert Procter
Private, later The Reverend) 1/5th Battalion The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
- Register No.
- 1005 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- later The Reverend) 1/5th Battalion The King's (Liverpool) Regiment (register: King's (Liverpool Regiment)) all King's (Liverpool Regiment) VCs →
- Date of action
- 4 June 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 5th August 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 11th August 1890 at Bootle, Lancashire
- Died
- 27th January 1973 at Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Memorial / grave
- Sheffield Cathedral
Digest of citation
On 4th June, 1916 near Ficheux, France, Private Procter noted some movement on the part of two wounded men who were lying in full view of the enemy about 75 yards in front of the trenches. He at once went out on his own initiative and although heavily fired at, ran and crawled to the two men, got them under cover of a small bank, dressed their wounds and promised that they would be rescued after dark. He left No. warm clothing and then return to the trenches, again being heavily fired at. and men were rescued at dusk
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
PROCTER, Arthur Herbert (reg No. 1005)
Private later The Reverend) 1/5th Battalion The King's (Liverpool) Regiment.
London Gazetted on 5th August 1916.
Born on 11th August 1890 at Bootle, Lancashire.
Died on 27th January 1973 at Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Memorial at Sheffield Cathedral.
Digest of Citation reads: On 4th June, 1916 near Ficheux, France, Private Procter noted some movement on the part of two wounded men who were lying in full view of the enemy about 75 yards in front of the trenches. He at once went out on his own initiative and although heavily fired at, ran and crawled to the two men, got them under cover of a small bank, dressed their wounds and promised that they would be rescued after dark. He left No. warm clothing and then return to the trenches, again being heavily fired at. and men were rescued at dusk.
Additional information: He served as a Chaplain with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War having been ordained in 1927. He fought on the Somme as well as Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, Givenchy and Arras.
Additional information
He served as a Chaplain with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War having been ordained in 1927. He fought on the Somme as well as Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, Givenchy and Arras.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: Sheffield Cathedral
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