Frederick George Room
Private, 2nd Battalion. Royal Irish Regiment
- Register No.
- 1080 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private (register: Acting Lance Corporal) all Privates →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion. Royal Irish Regiment all Royal Irish Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 16 August 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 17th October 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 31st May at Ashley, Bristol
- Died
- 19th January 1932 at Bristol, aged 36
- Memorial / grave
- at Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol
Digest of citation
On the 16th August, 1917, at Frezenberg, Belgium, Private Room, in charge of his company's stretcher- bearers,showed conspicuous bravery. During the day, the company suffered many casualties caused by a machine-guns and snipers. Whilst the company was holding the line of shell holes and trenches, Lance-Corporal Room work tirelessly, all the time under intense enemy fire, dressing wounded and aiding their evacuation to safety. Throughout this period, he showed complete disregard for his own safety and an incessant devotion to his duties. Owing to his courage and fearlessness he saved many of his comrades lives. *Army No. 8614 Private ( was anActing Lance-Corporal) Room at the time he won this award
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ROOM, Frederick George. (Reg No.1080).
Private * 2nd Battalion. Royal Irish Regiment.
London Gazetted on 17th October 1917.
Born on 31st May at Ashley, Bristol.
Died on 19th January 1932 at Bristol, aged 36.
Memorial on grave at Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 16th August, 1917, at Frezenberg, Belgium, Private Room, in charge of his company's stretcher- bearers,showed conspicuous bravery. During the day, the company suffered many casualties caused by a machine-guns and snipers. Whilst the company was holding the line of shell holes and trenches, Lance-Corporal Room work tirelessly, all the time under intense enemy fire, dressing wounded and aiding their evacuation to safety. Throughout this period, he showed complete disregard for his own safety and an incessant devotion to his duties. Owing to his courage and fearlessness he saved many of his comrades lives. *Army No. 8614 Private ( was anActing Lance-Corporal) Room at the time he won this award.
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