Eric Anderson

From Alf Askin's research notes

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

ANDERSON, Eric. (Reg. No. 26)

Private 5th Battalion The East Yorkshire Regiment.

London Gazetted on 29th July 1943 VC Medal's Custodian is the Prince of Wales Regimental Museum.

Born on 15th September 1915 at Fagley, Eccleshall, Bradford, Yorkshiire.

Died on: 6th April 1943 (killed in action) Akarit, Tunisia.

Memorials at Sfax War Cemetery; St John's United Reformed Church, Bradford and Beverly Minster Digest of Citation reads: On 6 April 1943 on the Wadi Akarit, Tunisia, when a company of The East Yorkshire Regiment had to withdraw temporarily behind the crest of a hill, Private Anderson, a stretcher bearer, went forward alone through heavy fire to rescue the wounded. Three times he brought in wounded comrades, and was rendering first-aid to a fourth when he was mortally wounded.

Additional information: In a letter to Mrs Anderson, his mother, his officer Captain R.F.Clark, the Medical Officer of the 5th Battalion wrote, explaining how her son had gone out repeatedly to rescue his wounded comrades and on the final occasion had been killed, He went on to say ‘ he was buried on the ridge, which saw so much of his fine work, beneath the sands of the desert we know so well'.