Robert Grierson Combe
Lieutenant, 27th Battalion. The Manitoba Regiment. CEF
- Register No.
- 239 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 27th Battalion. The Manitoba Regiment. CEF (register: 27th Battalion, CEF) all CEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 3 May 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 27th June 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 5th August 1880 at Aberdeen, Scotland
- Died
- 3rd May 1917 at Acheville, France. (killed in action)
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- on Vimy Memorial, France
Digest of citation
On 3rd May 1917 South of Acheville, France, Lieutenant Combe steaDied on his company under intense fire and leading them through the enemy barrage reached the objective with only five men. He proceeded to bomb the enemy, inflicting heavy casualties and then, collecting small groups of men, succeed in capturing the objective, together with 80 prisoners. He repeatedly charged the enemy, driving them before him, but while personally leading his bombers he was killed by a sniper
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
COMBE, Robert Grierson. (reg No. 239).
Lieutenant. 27th Battalion. The Manitoba Regiment. CEF.
London Gazetted on 27th June 1917.
Born on 5th August 1880 at Aberdeen, Scotland.
Died on 3rd May 1917 at Acheville, France. (killed in action).
Memorials on Vimy Memorial, France.
Digest of Citation reads: On 3rd May 1917 South of Acheville, France, Lieutenant Combe steaDied on his company under intense fire and leading them through the enemy barrage reached the objective with only five men. He proceeded to bomb the enemy, inflicting heavy casualties and then, collecting small groups of men, succeed in capturing the objective, together with 80 prisoners. He repeatedly charged the enemy, driving them before him, but while personally leading his bombers he was killed by a sniper.
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