Stewart Walker Loudoun-Shand
Major, 10th Battalion. Yorkshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 1128 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Major (register: Temp. Major) all Majors →
- Unit
- 10th Battalion. Yorkshire Regiment (register: Green Howards) all Green Howards VCs →
- Date of action
- 1 July 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 9th September 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 8th October 1879 in Ceylon
- Died
- in action on 1st July 1916 at Fricourt, France
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- long grave at Norfolk Cemetery, France
Digest of citation
Major Loudoun-Shand's company was met by a very heavy machine-gun fire as they attempted to climb over the parapet to attack the enemy trenches. This held them up temporarily. The major, unhesitatingly, leapt on to the Parapet, helping his men over and continuously encouraging their efforts until he was mortally wounded. In spite of this, he insisted on being able to encourage the men by having him self propped up at the side of the trench. He died shortly after
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LOUDOUN-SHAND, Stewart Walker. (reg No. 1128).
Major. 10th Battalion. Yorkshire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 9th September 1916.
Born on 8th October 1879 in Ceylon.
Killed in action on 1st July 1916 at Fricourt, France.
Memorial long grave at Norfolk Cemetery, France.
Digest of Citation reads: Major Loudoun-Shand's company was met by a very heavy machine-gun fire as they attempted to climb over the parapet to attack the enemy trenches. This held them up temporarily. The major, unhesitatingly, leapt on to the Parapet, helping his men over and continuously encouraging their efforts until he was mortally wounded. In spite of this, he insisted on being able to encourage the men by having him self propped up at the side of the trench. He died shortly after.
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