Robert Gee
Captain, 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- Register No.
- 446 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain (register: Temp. Captain) all Captains →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers all Royal Fusiliers VCs →
- Date of action
- 30 November 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 11th January 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 7th May 1876 at Leicester
- Died
- 2nd August 1960 at Perth, Western Australia
- Memorial / grave
- on the Fountain at War Veterans House, Perth, Western Australia
Digest of citation
On 30th November 1917 at Masnieres and Les Rues Vertes, France, an attack by the enemy captured Brigade Headquarters and a munitions dump. Captain Gee, finding himself a prisoner, managed to escape and organised a party of the brigade staff with which he attacked the enemy, closely followed by two companies of Infantry. He cleared the locality and established a defensive flank, then finding an enemy machine gun still in action, with a revolver in each hand, he went forward and captured the gun, killing eight of the crew. He was wounded, but would not have his wound dressed until the defence was organised
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GEE, Robert. (reg No. 446).
Captain. 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
London Gazetted on 11th January 1918.
Born on 7th May 1876 at Leicester.
Died on 2nd August 1960 at Perth, Western Australia.
Memorial on the Fountain at War Veterans House, Perth, Western Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 30th November 1917 at Masnieres and Les Rues Vertes, France, an attack by the enemy captured Brigade Headquarters and a munitions dump. Captain Gee, finding himself a prisoner, managed to escape and organised a party of the brigade staff with which he attacked the enemy, closely followed by two companies of Infantry. He cleared the locality and established a defensive flank, then finding an enemy machine gun still in action, with a revolver in each hand, he went forward and captured the gun, killing eight of the crew. He was wounded, but would not have his wound dressed until the defence was organised.
Additional information:. Captain Gee also held the Military Cross (MC).
Additional information
Captain Gee also held the Military Cross (MC).
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