Samuel Lewis Honey
Lieutenant, 78th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment *. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Register No.
- 591 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 78th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment *. Canadian Expeditionary Force (register: 78th Battalion, CEF) all CEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 27 September 1918 to 2 October 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 6th January 1919 on this day → all of 1919 →
- Born
- 9th February, 1894 at Conn, Wellington County, Ontario,
- Died
- 30th September, 1918 at Bourlon Wood, France. (died of
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- the British extension of Queant Communal Cemetery, France
Digest of citation
On 27th September, 1918 at Bourlon Wood, France, when his company Commander and all the other officers of his company became casualties, Lieutenant Honey took command, continuing the advance and gaining the objective. Then, finding his company suffering casualties from enfilade machine-gun fire he made a personal reconnaissance and locating the machine-gun nest, rushed it single-handed, capturing the guns and 10 prisoners. Later, after repelling four enemy counter-attacks, he captured another machine-gun post. He continued to lead his company with great initiative and daring, but died of his wounds on the last day of the attack by his battalion
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HONEY, Samuel Lewis. (reg No. 591).
Lieutenant. 78th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment *. Canadian Expeditionary Force.
London Gazetted on 6th January 1919.
Born on 9th February, 1894 at Conn, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
Died on 30th September, 1918 at Bourlon Wood, France. (died of wounds).
Memorial at the British extension of Queant Communal Cemetery, France.
Digest of Citation reads:. On 27th September, 1918 at Bourlon Wood, France, when his company Commander and all the other officers of his company became casualties, Lieutenant Honey took command, continuing the advance and gaining the objective. Then, finding his company suffering casualties from enfilade machine-gun fire he made a personal reconnaissance and locating the machine-gun nest, rushed it single-handed, capturing the guns and 10 prisoners. Later, after repelling four enemy counter-attacks, he captured another machine-gun post. He continued to lead his company with great initiative and daring, but died of his wounds on the last day of the attack by his battalion.
* Winnipeg Grenadiers.
Additional information:. Lieutenant Honey also held the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and the Military Medal (MM).
Additional information
Lieutenant Honey also held the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and the Military Medal (MM).
* Winnipeg Grenadiers.
Canada.
wounds).
Register note: Awarded for multiple acts of valour
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