Frederick Mcness
Lance-Sergeant, 1st Battalion. Scots Guards
- Register No.
- 813 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lance-Sergeant all Lance-Sergeants →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. Scots Guards all Scots Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 15 September 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 26th October 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 22nd January, 1892 at Bramley, near Leeds, Yorkshire
- Died
- 4th May 1956 at Bournemouth, Hampshire
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
Close to Ginchy, France, during a period of severe fighting on the 15th December, 1916, Lance Sergeant McNess, dashed forward leading his men under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. When they reached the first line of enemy trenches it was discovered that the left flank was exposed, enabling the enemy to bomb down the trench. The sergeant led a counter-attack and was severely wounded in the neck and jaw but he didn't give up. He continued to encourage his men, and after a establishing a block, continued to throw bombs until he was weak from loss of blood
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
McNESS, Frederick. (reg No. 813).
Lance-Sergeant. 1st Battalion. Scots Guards.
London Gazetted on 26th October 1916.
Born on 22nd January, 1892 at Bramley, near Leeds, Yorkshire.
Died on 4th May 1956 at Bournemouth, Hampshire.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: Close to Ginchy, France, during a period of severe fighting on the 15th December, 1916, Lance Sergeant McNess, dashed forward leading his men under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. When they reached the first line of enemy trenches it was discovered that the left flank was exposed, enabling the enemy to bomb down the trench. The sergeant led a counter-attack and was severely wounded in the neck and jaw but he didn't give up. He continued to encourage his men, and after a establishing a block, continued to throw bombs until he was weak from loss of blood.
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