Arthur Moore Lascelles
Captain, 3rd Battalion. Durham Light Infantry. (attached to 14th Battalion)
- Register No.
- 716 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain (register: Acting Captain) all Captains →
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion. Durham Light Infantry. (attached to 14th Battalion) all Durham Light Infantry VCs →
- Date of action
- 3 December 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 12th October, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 12th October, 1880 at London
- Died
- of wounds on 7th November 1918 at Fontaine, France
- Memorial / grave
- at Dourlers Communal Cemetery, France. At Pennal Parish Church and its War Memorial, Merionethshire, also on both the University College of North Wales and Edinburgh University War Memorials
Digest of citation
On 3rd December, 1917 at Masnieres, France, during an extremely heavy bombardment managed to encourage his men and organise the defence until the attack was driven back, even though he was wounded. Shortly afterwards the enemy captured the trench in another attack and took several prisoners. Captain Lascelles immediately mounted the Parapet, followed by his 12 remaining men and rushing, under extremely heavy machine-gun fire, to drive back over 60 of the enemy. The enemy again attacked the trench, capturing it and Captain Lascelles, who, in spite of being wounded, managed to escape later. More to be added
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LASCELLES, Arthur Moore. (reg No. 716).
Captain. 3rd Battalion. Durham Light Infantry. (attached to 14th Battalion).
London Gazetted on 12th October, 1918.
Born on 12th October, 1880 at London.
Died of wounds on 7th November 1918 at Fontaine, France.
Memorial on grave at Dourlers Communal Cemetery, France. At Pennal Parish Church and its War Memorial, Merionethshire, also on both the University College of North Wales and Edinburgh University War Memorials.
Digest of Citation reads: On 3rd December, 1917 at Masnieres, France, during an extremely heavy bombardment managed to encourage his men and organise the defence until the attack was driven back, even though he was wounded. Shortly afterwards the enemy captured the trench in another attack and took several prisoners. Captain Lascelles immediately mounted the Parapet, followed by his 12 remaining men and rushing, under extremely heavy machine-gun fire, to drive back over 60 of the enemy. The enemy again attacked the trench, capturing it and Captain Lascelles, who, in spite of being wounded, managed to escape later. More to be added.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Dourlers Communal Cemetery, France. At Pennal Parish Church and its War Memorial, Merionethshire, also on both the University College of North Wales and Edinburgh University War Memorials
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