Reginald Roy Inwood
Private, 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. (South Australia)
- Register No.
- 620 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. (South Australia) (register: 10th Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 19–22 September 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 26th November, 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 14th July, 1890 at Renmark, North Adelaide, Australia
- Died
- 23rd October, 1971 at Adelaide, Australia
- Memorial / grave
- grave in Australian Imperial Force Cemetery, Adelaide and also on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Digest of citation
During the period 19th/22nd September, 1917 in an attack at Polygon Wood, near Ypres, Belgium, Private Inwood mood forward alone through the Allied barrage, capturing an enemy strong point, killing several and taking nine prisoners. During the evening, he volunteered for special all-night patrol which went out 600 yards in front of the allied line, and succeeded in bringing back valuable information. In the early morning the 21st September he again went in company with another man and they located a machine gun which was causing much trouble. They bombed it so effectively that only one gunner survived and he was brought in as a prisoner, with the gun
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
INWOOD, Reginald Roy. (reg No. 620).
Private. 10th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. (South Australia).
London Gazetted on 26th November, 1917.
Born on 14th July, 1890 at Renmark, North Adelaide, Australia.
Died on 23rd October, 1971 at Adelaide, Australia.
Memorial at grave in Australian Imperial Force Cemetery, Adelaide and also on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: During the period 19th/22nd September, 1917 in an attack at Polygon Wood, near Ypres, Belgium, Private Inwood mood forward alone through the Allied barrage, capturing an enemy strong point, killing several and taking nine prisoners. During the evening, he volunteered for special all-night patrol which went out 600 yards in front of the allied line, and succeeded in bringing back valuable information. In the early morning the 21st September he again went in company with another man and they located a machine gun which was causing much trouble. They bombed it so effectively that only one gunner survived and he was brought in as a prisoner, with the gun.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: grave in Australian Imperial Force Cemetery, Adelaide and also on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
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