Cecil John Kinross
Private, 49th Battalion. Alberta Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Register No.
- 697 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 49th Battalion. Alberta Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force (register: 49th Battalion, CEF) all CEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 30 October 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 11th January 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 13th July, 1897 at Hillhead, Clackmannan, Scotland
- Died
- 21st June 1957 at Loughead, Alberta, Canada
- Memorial / grave
- not known:
Digest of citation
On third in October 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgian, shortly after an attack was launched, Private Kinross' company came under very heavy fire, any chance of further advance being held up by an enemy machine-gun. Private Kinross carefully surveying the situation, removed all of his equipment except for his rifle and bandolier and then advanced alone over open ground in broad daylight. He charged the machine-gun killing the crew of six, seizing and destroying the gun. His superb example and courage allowed an extremely important position to be established
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
KINROSS, Cecil John. (reg No. 697).
Private. 49th Battalion. Alberta Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
London Gazetted on 11th January 1918.
Born on 13th July, 1897 at Hillhead, Clackmannan, Scotland Died on 21st June 1957 at Loughead, Alberta, Canada.
Memorial not known:
Digest of Citation reads: On third in October 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgian, shortly after an attack was launched, Private Kinross' company came under very heavy fire, any chance of further advance being held up by an enemy machine-gun. Private Kinross carefully surveying the situation, removed all of his equipment except for his rifle and bandolier and then advanced alone over open ground in broad daylight. He charged the machine-gun killing the crew of six, seizing and destroying the gun. His superb example and courage allowed an extremely important position to be established
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