John James Clements
Corporal, Rimington's Guides. South African Forces
- Register No.
- 220 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- Rimington's Guides. South African Forces all Rimington's Guides VCs →
- Date of action
- 24 February 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 4th June 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Born
- 19th June 1872 at Middelburg, Cape Colony, South Africa
- Died
- 18th June, 1937 at Newcastle, Natal, South Africa
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 24th February, 1901 near Strijdenburg, South Africa, Corporal Clements was dangerously wounded in the lungs and called upon to surrender, but instead he threw himself into the midst of a party of Boers, shooting three of them with his revolver, and thereby causing the whole party to surrender
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CLEMENTS, John James. (reg No. 220).
Corporal Rimington's Guides. South African Forces.
London Gazetted on 4th June 1901.
Born on 19th June 1872 at Middelburg, Cape Colony, South Africa.
Died on 18th June, 1937 at Newcastle, Natal, South Africa.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 24th February, 1901 near Strijdenburg, South Africa, Corporal Clements was dangerously wounded in the lungs and called upon to surrender, but instead he threw himself into the midst of a party of Boers, shooting three of them with his revolver, and thereby causing the whole party to surrender.
Additional information:. Attained rank of Sergeant.
Additional information
Attained rank of Sergeant
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