Harry Christian
Private, 2nd Battalion The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
- Register No.
- 213 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment (register: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)) all King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 October 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 3rd March 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 17th January, 1892 at Pennington, Lancashire
- Died
- 5th September, 1974 at Lancashire (?)
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 18th October 1915 at Cuinchy, France, Private Christian was holding a crater with five or six men in front of the Allied lines. The enemy started a fierce bombardment of the position, forcing a temporary withdrawal. When he found that three men were missing, Private Christian at once returned alone to the crater and although bombs were continually bursting actually on the edge of the crater, he found, dug out and carried one by one into safety, all of the three men. Later he placed himself where he could see the bombs coming and directed his comrades when and where to seek cover
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CHRISTIAN, Harry. (reg No. 213).
Private 2nd Battalion The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment.
London Gazetted on 3rd March 1916.
Born on 17th January, 1892 at Pennington, Lancashire.
Died on 5th September, 1974 at Lancashire (?).
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 18th October 1915 at Cuinchy, France, Private Christian was holding a crater with five or six men in front of the Allied lines. The enemy started a fierce bombardment of the position, forcing a temporary withdrawal. When he found that three men were missing, Private Christian at once returned alone to the crater and although bombs were continually bursting actually on the edge of the crater, he found, dug out and carried one by one into safety, all of the three men. Later he placed himself where he could see the bombs coming and directed his comrades when and where to seek cover.
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