Harold Marcus Ervine-Andrews
Captain (later Lt. Colonel), The East Lancashire Regiment
- Register No.
- 31 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain (later Lt. Colonel) (register: Captain) all Captains →
- Unit
- The East Lancashire Regiment all East Lancashire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 31 May 1940 to 1 June 1940 on this day → all of 1940 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 30th July 1940 on this day → all of 1940 →
- Born
- 29th July 1911 at Keadue, Cavan, Ireland
- Died
- 30th March 1995 at some St Austell, Cornwall
- Memorial / grave
- Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. (cremated at St Austell, Cornwall)
Digest of citation
During the night 31st May / 1st June 1940 near Dunkirk, France, the company commanded by Captain Ervine-Andrews was heavily outnumbered and under intense German fire. When enemy attacked at dawn and crossed the Canal de Bergues, Captain Ervine- Andrews, with volunteers from his company, rushed to a barn and from the roof shot 17 or of the enemy with a rifle and many more with the Bren gun. When the barn was shattered and alight, he sent the wounded to the rear and led the remaining eight men back, wading for over a mile in water up to their chins
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ERVINE-ANDREWS, Harold Marcus. (reg No. 31).
Captain (later Lt. Colonel) The East Lancashire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 30th July 1940 Born on 29th July 1911 at Keadue, Cavan, Ireland.
Died on 30th March 1995 at some St Austell, Cornwall.
Memorial at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. (cremated at St Austell, Cornwall).
Digest of Citation reads: During the night 31st May / 1st June 1940 near Dunkirk, France, the company commanded by Captain Ervine-Andrews was heavily outnumbered and under intense German fire. When enemy attacked at dawn and crossed the Canal de Bergues, Captain Ervine- Andrews, with volunteers from his company, rushed to a barn and from the roof shot 17 or of the enemy with a rifle and many more with the Bren gun. When the barn was shattered and alight, he sent the wounded to the rear and led the remaining eight men back, wading for over a mile in water up to their chins.
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