Reginald Stanley Judson
Sergeant, 1st Battalion. Auckland Light Infantry. New Zealand Expeditionary Force
- Register No.
- 662 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. Auckland Light Infantry. New Zealand Expeditionary Force (register: New Zealand and Australian Division) all New Zealand and Australian Division VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 August 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 30th October 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- the 29th September, 1881 at Wharehine, New Zealand
- Died
- the 26th August, 1972 at Auckland, New Zealand
- Memorial / grave
- the Headquarters of the Dunedin RSA, New Zealand
Digest of citation
On 26th August 1918 south of Bapaume, France, during an attack, Sergeant Judson led a small bombing party under heavy fire and captured an enemy machine gun. He then proceeded up the sap* alone, bombing three machine gun crews. Jumping out of the trench he then ran ahead of the enemy and, standing on a Parapet, ordered a group of two officers and 10 men to surrender. They immediately opened fire and he threw a bomb and jumped amongst them, killing two and putting the rest to flight, and so captured two machine-guns
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JUDSON, Reginald Stanley. (reg No. 662).
Sergeant. 1st Battalion. Auckland Light Infantry. New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
London Gazetted on 30th October 1918.
Born on the 29th September, 1881 at Wharehine, New Zealand.
Died on the 26th August, 1972 at Auckland, New Zealand.
Memorial at the Headquarters of the Dunedin RSA, New Zealand.
Digest of Citation reads: On 26th August 1918 south of Bapaume, France, during an attack, Sergeant Judson led a small bombing party under heavy fire and captured an enemy machine gun. He then proceeded up the sap* alone, bombing three machine gun crews. Jumping out of the trench he then ran ahead of the enemy and, standing on a Parapet, ordered a group of two officers and 10 men to surrender. They immediately opened fire and he threw a bomb and jumped amongst them, killing two and putting the rest to flight, and so captured two machine-guns.
* A tunnel or trench.
Additional information:. Major Judson also held the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and the Military Medal (MM).
Updated:15.1.03
Additional information
Major Judson also held the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and the Military Medal (MM). Updated:15.1.03
* A tunnel or trench.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: the Headquarters of the Dunedin RSA, New Zealand
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