Herbert Wallace Le Patourel
Major, 2nd Battalion. Hampshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 738 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Major (register: Temp. Major) all Majors →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion. Hampshire Regiment all Hampshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 3 December 1942 on this day → all of 1942 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 9th March 1943 on this day → all of 1943 →
- Born
- 20th June 1916 at Guernsey, Channel Islands
- Died
- 4th September, 1979 at Chewton Mendip, Somerset
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On the 3rd December 1942, the enemy were holding the high ground at Tebourba, Tunisia, and resisted all efforts to dislodge them. Calling for volunteers to go with him, Major Le Patourel led an attack and silenced several of the machine-gun posts. He went on alone, after all his men had become casualties, and engaged the enemy, using his pistol and throwing hand-grenades. He was taken prisoner after becoming wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LE PATOUREL, Herbert Wallace. (reg No. 738).
Major. 2nd Battalion. Hampshire Regiment* London Gazetted on 9th March 1943.
Born on 20th June 1916 at Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Died on 4th September, 1979 at Chewton Mendip, Somerset.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 3rd December 1942, the enemy were holding the high ground at Tebourba, Tunisia, and resisted all efforts to dislodge them. Calling for volunteers to go with him, Major Le Patourel led an attack and silenced several of the machine-gun posts. He went on alone, after all his men had become casualties, and engaged the enemy, using his pistol and throwing hand-grenades. He was taken prisoner after becoming wounded.
* Becoming Royal Hampshire Regiment Additional information:. Brigadier Le Patourel was with the British Joint Services Mission to Washington DC from 1958-60. He served with the Ghanaian Army from 1960-61 as its Deputy Commander, which he followed by being Deputy Commander of the 43rd Divisional District until 1962. He was the Deputy Lieutenant of Avon.
Additional information
Brigadier Le Patourel was with the British Joint Services Mission to Washington DC from 1958-60. He served with the Ghanaian Army from 1960-61 as its Deputy Commander, which he followed by being Deputy Commander of the 43rd Divisional District until 1962. He was the Deputy Lieutenant of Avon.
* Becoming Royal Hampshire Regiment
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