Percy Clyde Statton
Sergeant, 40th Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 1180 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 40th Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force (register: 40th Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 10–12 August 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- the 27th September 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 21st October 1890 at Beaconsfield, Tasmania
- Died
- the 5th December, 1959 at Hobart, Tasmania
- Memorial / grave
- Cornelian Bay Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On the 12th August 1918, whilst in command of a platoon that had reached its objective near Proyet, France, the remainder of the Battalion having been held up by heavy enemy machine-gun fire, Sergeant Statton expertly engaged the two machine-gun posts with a Lewis gun. His skilled firing of the gun enabled the remainder of the Battalion to advance. His battalion's advance on the left had been halted by more heavy machine-gun fire. The first detachments in the assault being put out of action taking the first of the guns. Sergeant Statton, in broad daylight and armed only with a revolver rushed for enemy machine-gun posts in succession. Two of these he disposed of, killing five of the enemy. The two remaining posts were wiped out with Lewis gun fire after retiring. That same evening, under extremely heavy machine-gun fire, he ventured out and brought back two severely wounded men. It was due mainly to Sergeant Statton's determined gallantry, and the setting of his fine example of quick-thinking ,that the attack was a success
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
STATTON, Percy Clyde. (reg No. 1180).
Sergeant. 40th Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on the 27th September 1918.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Born on 21st October 1890 at Beaconsfield, Tasmania.
Died on the 5th December, 1959 at Hobart, Tasmania.
Memorials at Cornelian Bay Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 12th August 1918, whilst in command of a platoon that had reached its objective near Proyet, France, the remainder of the Battalion having been held up by heavy enemy machine-gun fire, Sergeant Statton expertly engaged the two machine-gun posts with a Lewis gun. His skilled firing of the gun enabled the remainder of the Battalion to advance. His battalion's advance on the left had been halted by more heavy machine-gun fire. The first detachments in the assault being put out of action taking the first of the guns. Sergeant Statton, in broad daylight and armed only with a revolver rushed for enemy machine-gun posts in succession. Two of these he disposed of, killing five of the enemy. The two remaining posts were wiped out with Lewis gun fire after retiring. That same evening, under extremely heavy machine-gun fire, he ventured out and brought back two severely wounded men. It was due mainly to Sergeant Statton's determined gallantry, and the setting of his fine example of quick-thinking ,that the attack was a success.
* Tasmania.
Additional information:. Sergeant Statton, Army No. 506, was also awarded the Military Medal (MM).
Additional information
Sergeant Statton, Army No. 506, was also awarded the Military Medal (MM).
* Tasmania.
Australia.
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