Edgar Thomas Inkson

Lieutenant (later Colonel), Royal Army Medical Corps attached to The royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Register No.: 617 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
Rank: Lieutenant (later Colonel) (register: Lieutenant) all Lieutenants →
Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps attached to The royal Inniskilling Fusiliers all Royal Army Medical Corps VCs →
Date of action: 24 February 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
Conflict / campaign: Second Boer War
London Gazette: 15th January 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
Born: 5th April 1872 at Naini Tal, India
Died: 19th February 1947 at Chichester,Sussex
Memorial / grave: at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey

Digest of citation

On 24th February 1900 at Hart's Hill Colenso, South Africa, Lieutenant Inkson carried a young officer, who was severely wounded and unable to walk, for three or four hundred yards, under very heavy fire to a place of safety. The ground over which Lieutenant Inkson had to move was much exposed, there being no cover available

From Alf Askin's research notes

Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.

INKSON Edgar Thomas (Reg No. 617)

Lieutenant (later Colonel) Royal Army Medical Corps attached to The royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

London Gazetted on 15th January 1901 Born on 5th April 1872 at Naini Tal, India Died on 19th February 1947 at Chichester,Sussex.

Memorial on grave at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey.

Digest of Citation reads: On 24th February 1900 at Hart's Hill Colenso, South Africa, Lieutenant Inkson carried a young officer, who was severely wounded and unable to walk, for three or four hundred yards, under very heavy fire to a place of safety. The ground over which Lieutenant Inkson had to move was much exposed, there being no cover available.

Additional information: Colonel Inkson was the son of Surgeon-General J. Inkson and Mrs Inkson of Eastbourne. Lieutenant Inkson was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School and received his medical trainig at the University College hospital, London. Qualifications were MRCS (England) and. LRCP (London). In April 1899 he enlisted in the Army as a probationary Surgeon and on the 28th July 1899 he was London Gazetted a Surgeon-Lieutenant. He was sent to South Africa as Medical Officer to the 7th, 14th and 66th batteries of the Royal Field Artillery in the Boer War where he was present at the Battle of Colenso on the 15th Dec 1899. He was later transferred to the 27th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as their medical officer serving with them at Vaalkrantz, Spion Kop, Pieters Hill and the relief of Ladysmith. In April 1900 he returned to serve with the 28th, 78th and 66th batteries of the Artillery at the battle of Roydam. In April 1901 he once again rejoined the Inniskillings and was with them for around a year. His awards were, three times Mentioned in Despatches, the Queen's Medal with five clasps,the King's Medal with two clasps and the Victoria Cross.(see citation)

Additional information

Colonel Inkson was the son of Surgeon-General J. Inkson and Mrs Inkson of Eastbourne. Lieutenant Inkson was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School and received his medical trainig at the University College hospital, London. Qualifications were MRCS (England) and. LRCP (London). In April 1899 he enlisted in the Army as a probationary Surgeon and on the 28th July 1899 he was London Gazetted a Surgeon-Lieutenant. He was sent to South Africa as Medical Officer to the 7th, 14th and 66th batteries of the Royal Field Artillery in the Boer War where he was present at the Battle of Colenso on the 15th Dec 1899. He was later transferred to the 27th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as their medical officer serving with them at Vaalkrantz, Spion Kop, Pieters Hill and the relief of Ladysmith. In April 1900 he returned to serve with the 28th, 78th and 66th batteries of the Artillery at the battle of Roydam. In April 1901 he once again rejoined the Inniskillings and was with them for around a year. His awards were, three times Mentioned in Despatches, the Queen's Medal with five clasps,the King's Medal with two clasps and the Victoria Cross.(see citation)

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