George Stanley Peachment
Private, 2nd Battalion. King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Register No.
- 973 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion. King's Royal Rifle Corps all King's Royal Rifle Corps VCs →
- Date of action
- 25 September 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- the 18th November 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 5th May 1897 at Parkhills, Bury, Lancashire
- Died
- in action on 25th September, 1915 at Hulluch, France
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- on Loos Memorial, France
Digest of citation
During the heavy fighting on the 25th September 1915, near Hulluch, France, when in order to reorganise, the front line was compelled to retire, Private Peachment saw his company Commander, Captain Dubs, lying wounded and crawled to his assistance. The German fire was intense, but although there was a shell hole close by in which a few men had taken cover, Private Peachment never once thought of saving himself. He knelt, exposed to the enemy, trying to assist his officer. Whilst he was doing this, he was wounded by a bomb. One minute later he was killed by a rifle bullet
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
PEACHMENT, George Stanley. (reg No. 973).
Private. 2nd Battalion. King's Royal Rifle Corps.
London Gazetted on the 18th November 1915.
Born on 5th May 1897 at Parkhills, Bury, Lancashire.
Killed in action on 25th September, 1915 at Hulluch, France Memorial on Loos Memorial, France.
Digest of Citation reads: During the heavy fighting on the 25th September 1915, near Hulluch, France, when in order to reorganise, the front line was compelled to retire, Private Peachment saw his company Commander, Captain Dubs, lying wounded and crawled to his assistance. The German fire was intense, but although there was a shell hole close by in which a few men had taken cover, Private Peachment never once thought of saving himself. He knelt, exposed to the enemy, trying to assist his officer. Whilst he was doing this, he was wounded by a bomb. One minute later he was killed by a rifle bullet.
Additional information:. Army No. 11941 Private Peachment, being only 18 years old, was one of the youngest men in his battalion.
Additional information
Army No. 11941 Private Peachment, being only 18 years old, was one of the youngest men in his battalion.
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