Thomas Harold Broadbent Maufe
Second Lieutenant, 124th Siege Battery. Royal Garrison Artillery
- Register No.
- 846 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant all Second Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 124th Siege Battery. Royal Garrison Artillery all Royal Garrison Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 4 June 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- the 2nd August 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 6th May 1898 at Ilkley, Yorkshire
- Died
- 20th March 1942 at Ilkley, Yorkshire
- Memorial / grave
- at Ilkley Cemetery, Yorkshire
Digest of citation
Second Lieutenant Maufe, acting entirely on his own initiative, repaired, unaided, the communication line between the forward and rear positions, all the time and being under intense artillery fire, thus allowing his battery to begin firing on the enemy immediately. Second Lieutenant Maufe also extinguished a fire, that was started by an explosion in an advanced ammunition dump, thus averting what would have been a catastrophic occurrence. He took this risk, regardless his own safety, in the knowledge of the danger he ran from the effects of the gas shells stored in the dump. By his prompt action and with complete disregard for his own personal safety he set an exceptional example to all ranks
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MAUFE, Thomas Harold Broadbent. (reg No. 846).
Second Lieutenant. 124th Siege Battery. Royal Garrison Artillery.
London Gazetted on the 2nd August 1917.
Born on 6th May 1898 at Ilkley, Yorkshire.
Died on 20th March 1942 at Ilkley, Yorkshire.
Memorial on grave at Ilkley Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Digest of Citation reads: Second Lieutenant Maufe, acting entirely on his own initiative, repaired, unaided, the communication line between the forward and rear positions, all the time and being under intense artillery fire, thus allowing his battery to begin firing on the enemy immediately. Second Lieutenant Maufe also extinguished a fire, that was started by an explosion in an advanced ammunition dump, thus averting what would have been a catastrophic occurrence. He took this risk, regardless his own safety, in the knowledge of the danger he ran from the effects of the gas shells stored in the dump. By his prompt action and with complete disregard for his own personal safety he set an exceptional example to all ranks.
Additional information: . Captain Maufe served in the Home Guard during the Second World War (WWII).
Additional information
Captain Maufe served in the Home Guard during the Second World War (WWII).
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