Robert Vaughan Gorle
Lieutenant, 'A' Battery, 50th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
- Register No.
- 464 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant (register: Temp. Lieutenant) all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 'A' Battery, 50th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery all Royal Field Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 1 October 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 14th December, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 6th May 1896 at Southsea, Hampshire
- Died
- 10th January, 1937 at Durban, Natal, South Africa
- Memorial / grave
- at Stella Wood Cemetery, Durban, South Africa
Digest of citation
On 1st October, 1918 at Ledeghem, Belgium, Lieutenant Gorle was in command of an 18-pounder gun working in close conjunction with the infantry. He brought his gun into action in the most exposed position on four separate occasions and disposed of enemy machine guns by firing over open sights under direct fire. Later, when the infantry were driven back, he galloped his gun in front of the leading troops and twice knocked out enemy machine guns which were causing the trouble. His disregard of personal safety was a magnificent example to the wavering line which rallied and re-took the northern end of the village
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GORLE, Robert Vaughan. (reg No. 464).
Lieutenant. 'A' Battery, 50th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
London Gazetted on 14th December, 1918.
Born on 6th May 1896 at Southsea, Hampshire.
Died on 10th January, 1937 at Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Memorial on grave at Stella Wood Cemetery, Durban, South Africa.
Digest of Citation reads: On 1st October, 1918 at Ledeghem, Belgium, Lieutenant Gorle was in command of an 18-pounder gun working in close conjunction with the infantry. He brought his gun into action in the most exposed position on four separate occasions and disposed of enemy machine guns by firing over open sights under direct fire. Later, when the infantry were driven back, he galloped his gun in front of the leading troops and twice knocked out enemy machine guns which were causing the trouble. His disregard of personal safety was a magnificent example to the wavering line which rallied and re-took the northern end of the village.
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