Tom Dresser
Private, 7th Battalion. Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own)
- Register No.
- 350 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 7th Battalion. Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own) (register: Green Howards) all Green Howards VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 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
- 21st July 1892 at Westgate, Pickering, Yorkshire
- Died
- 9th April 1982 at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
- Memorial / grave
- grave in Thorntree Cemetery, Middlesbrough
Digest of citation
On 12th May 1917 near Roeux, France, Private Dresser, in spite of having been twice wounded on the way and suffering great pain, succeeded in conveying an important message from battalion headquarters to the front line trenches, which eventually reached in an exhausted condition. His fearlessness and determination to deliver this message at all costs proved of the greatest value to his battalion at a critical period
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DRESSER, Tom. (reg No. 350).
Private. 7th Battalion. Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own).
London Gazetted on 27th June 1917.
Born on 21st July 1892 at Westgate, Pickering, Yorkshire.
Died on 9th April 1982 at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.
Memorial at grave in Thorntree Cemetery, Middlesbrough.
Digest of Citation reads: On 12th May 1917 near Roeux, France, Private Dresser, in spite of having been twice wounded on the way and suffering great pain, succeeded in conveying an important message from battalion headquarters to the front line trenches, which eventually reached in an exhausted condition. His fearlessness and determination to deliver this message at all costs proved of the greatest value to his battalion at a critical period.
DREW, A.M.C.M. (See Reg No. 327).
Alf's notes on his life
DREW, A.M.C.M. (See Reg No. 327).
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