Harry Daniels
Company Sergeant Major, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade
- Register No.
- 301 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Company Sergeant Major all Company Sergeant-Majors →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade (register: Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade)) all Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 March 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 28th April, 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 13th December, 1884 at Wymondham, Norfolk
- Died
- 13th December, 1953 at Leeds, Yorkshire
- Memorial / grave
- at a Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds and on the Rifle Brigade Memorial, Winchester Cathedral. Club
Digest of citation
On 12th March, 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France, when the advance of the Battalion was impeded by wire entanglements and by very severe machine-gun fire, Company Sergeant-Major Daniels and another man * voluntarily rushed in front and succeeded in cutting the wires. They were both wounded at once, and the other man later died of his wounds
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DANIELS, Harry. (reg No. 301).
Company Sergeant Major. 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade.
London Gazetted on 28th April, 1915.
Born on 13th December, 1884 at Wymondham, Norfolk.
Died on 13th December, 1953 at Leeds, Yorkshire.
Memorial on grave at a Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds and on the Rifle Brigade Memorial, Winchester Cathedral. Club Digest of Citation reads: On 12th March, 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France, when the advance of the Battalion was impeded by wire entanglements and by very severe machine-gun fire, Company Sergeant-Major Daniels and another man * voluntarily rushed in front and succeeded in cutting the wires. They were both wounded at once, and the other man later died of his wounds.
* See C.R. Noble. (reg No. 932).
Additional information:. Lieutenant Colonel Daniels also had the Military Cross (MC). From 1933-42 he was the Chief Recruiting Officer, North West Division.
Additional information
Lieutenant Colonel Daniels also had the Military Cross (MC). From 1933-42 he was the Chief Recruiting Officer, North West Division.
* See C.R. Noble. (reg No. 932).
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