William Robert Fountains Addison
The Reverend T/ Chaplain, of the Forces, 4th Class, Army Chaplain's Dept
- Register No.
- 9 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- The Reverend T/ Chaplain (register: Chaplain) all Chaplains →
- Unit
- of the Forces, 4th Class, Army Chaplain's Dept (register: Royal Army Chaplains' Department) all Royal Army Chaplains' Department VCs →
- Date of action
- 9 April 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 26th September 1916 on this day → all of 1916 →
- Born
- 18th September 1883 at Cranbrook, Kent
- Died
- 7th January 1962 at St.Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex
- Memorial / grave
- at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey
Digest of citation
On 9 April 1916 at Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia, The Reverend William Anderson carried a wounded man to the cover of a trench and helped several others to the same cover after binding up their wounds under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. In addition to these unaided efforts, his splendid example and utter disregard of personal danger, encouraged the stretcher bearers to go forward under heavy fire and collect the wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ADDISON William Robert Fountains (Reg No.9)
The Reverend T/Chaplain of the Forces, 4th Class, Army Chaplain's Dept.
London Gazetted on 26th September 1916 Born on 18th September 1883 at Cranbrook, Kent.
Died on 7th January 1962 at St.Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex..
Memorial on grave at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey.
Digest of Citation reads: On 9 April 1916 at Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia, The Reverend William Anderson carried a wounded man to the cover of a trench and helped several others to the same cover after binding up their wounds under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. In addition to these unaided efforts, his splendid example and utter disregard of personal danger, encouraged the stretcher bearers to go forward under heavy fire and collect the wounded..
.Additional Information::Order of St. George (Russia); Senior Chaplain to the Forces, Borden 1934-38 and 1939-42; Deputy Assistant Chaplain General 1942.
Additional information
Order of St. George (Russia); Senior Chaplain to the Forces, Borden 1934-38 and 1939-42; Deputy Assistant Chaplain General 1942.
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