HARRY HAMPTON (Sergeant,
now Sergeant-instructor in Musketry) 1st
Battalion Liverpool RegimentOn August 21st 1900, Sergeant Hampton was in command of a
party of mounted infantry at Van Wyk?s Vlei, and had been holding an important
position for a considerable time against very heavy odds.They were at length compelled to retire, but he saw all his men safely
into cover before he would leave, and then, although himself severely wounded in
the head, went to the assistance of Lance-Corporal Walsh, who was too badly
injured to keep up with the rest, and supported him until the man was killed by
another shot, he himself receiving a second wound shortly after.Sergeant Hampton, son of Mr. Samuel Hampton, of Crown Terrace,
Richmond, Surrey, was born at that place December 14th 1870.Entered the 1st Battalion king?s Liverpool Regiment at
Aldershot, March 10th 1889, rising to the rank of Corporal in exactly
two years.Saw service in the West Indies and Nova Scotia from 1891 to
1897, and in South Africa from the latter year till almost te close of the war.His Commanding Officers on the day he won the Victoria Cross were
Brevet-Major C. J. Stevenson and Major H. K. Stewart, K.C.B., and H.M. the King
at St. James Palace presented the decoration to him in December 1901.
H. J. KNIGHT (Corporal)
1st Battalion The King?s Liverpool Regiment; No. I
Company 4th Division Mounted InfantryOn august 21st 1900, during operations near Van Wyk?s Vlei,
Corporal Knight and four men were occupying a position behind some rocks, to
cover the rear f a detachment of their company, which, under Captain Ewart,
D.S.O., was holding the right of the line.Being attacked on the right by about fifty Boers, Knight?s little band
of four men was almost surrounded at very close quarters by the enemy.Ordering them to retire one by one to a more sheltered position, he
stayed at his post for nearly an hour, covering Captain Ewart?s force, during
which two of his men were shot.Placing
one of them in a secure place he left him there, carrying the other for two
miles on his back, the whole time being under a very hot fire from the enemy.
WILLIAM HEATON (Private,
now Sergeant) 1st Battalion The King?s
Liverpool RegimentAt Geluk, on August 23rd 1900, Private Heaton?s company,
while advancing in front of the general line held by our troops, was surrounded,
and, coming under a raking fire, was suffering most severely.The position becoming serious the Commanding Officer requested Heaton to
convey a message back, explaining the precarious situation in which the company
stood, and asking for relief.At
the greatest possible risk, Heaton successfully accomplished his mission,,and
there is no doubt that but for his great courage in undertaking so hazardous a
duty, his company would have had a very heavy death-roll and been forced to
surrender.
ANDREW
MOYNIHAN (Sergeant 90th Regiment,
afterwards Ensign 8th of Foot, The King?s Liverpool Regiment)At the attack on the Redan, September 8tth 1855, Moynihan, then a
sergeant in the 90th Light Infantry, displayed great bravery.He himself attacked five Russians and killed everyone.Afterwards under a heavy fire he rescued a wounded officer who had fallen
near the Redan.He
died at Malta in 1866.
Lance Corporal tombs dragging back a severely wounded man by means of a rifle sling placed round his own neck and the mans body.
Seeing wounded men lying about one hundred yards in front of the British trenches at Rue du Bois, on June 16th 1915, Lance Corporal Joseph tombs, of the 1st Battalion, The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) crawled out repeatedly under a very heavy shell and machine gun fire to rescue them. He brought back four men. One of them was so severely wounded that unless he had been immediately attended to he must have died. Lance Corporal tombs therefore placed a rifle sling round his own neck and round the mans body, and in this way dragged him back to the trenches. He was awarded the V.C. for most conspicuous gallantry.
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Private T. Doswell Rescuing An Officer From A Mine In Which He Lay Unconscious.
When Private T. Doswell, of the 3rd battalion, Liverpool Regiment (attached 1st Battalion), was on duty outside a mine, near Cuinchy, on November 3rd 1915, an officer who was gassed came out of the mine, and said that another officer was lying unconscious inside. Private Doswell immediately went down the mine, followed by another man, who however, turned back at the bottom of the ladder. Private Doswell went on about twenty yards to where he found the officer lying unconscious. Unaided, he dragged him back to the foot of the ladder and helped to carry him up. Afterwards he reported himself suffering from gas poisoning. For his great courage and resource Doswell was awarded the D.C.M.
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Sergeant D. Jones Directing The Survivors Of A Platoon After The Officer Had Been Killed.
The platoon to which Sergeant D. Jones of the Liverpool Regiment, belonged was ordered to a forward position, and during the advance came under heavy machine gunfire, the officer being killed and the platoon suffering heavy losses. Sergeant Jones led forward the remainder, occupied the position, and held it for two days and two nights without food or water, until relieved. On the second day he drove back three counter attacks, inflicting heavy losses. It was due entirely to his resource and example that his men retained confidence and held to their post. He was awarded the V.C. for his most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty.
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The History of the 2/6th (Rifle) Battalion (Liverpool Regiment) 1914 - 1919 by Capt C E Wurtzburg.
This second-line Territorial battalion was formed at Liverpool in early September 1914, allocated to 171st Bde, 57th Division and landed in France on 14 Feb 1917; it fought on the Western Front for the rest of the war. The author served with the battalion for much of the war though he does spell out the periods he was away from it when he gained his information from those present at the events he describes. The battalion took part in all the fighting of the division, in Third Ypres, Drocourt-Queant Switch in the Hindenburg Line, Cambrai (Oct 1918) and the occupation of Lille. Of particular value to the genealogist and medallist are the appendices. One gives the succession of COs, 2ICs, Adjutants and Quartermasters from the formation of the battalion and, after it arrived in France, the list of the company commanders and WOs. A second appendix lists all the officers showing the period served served with the battalion and the reason for leaving, the highest rank achieved, appointments h.........
History of the Kings Regiment (Liverpool) 1914 - 1919.
Everard Wyrall.
This is an impressive history by the most prolific author of Great War divisional and regimental histories, a fine tribute to a regiment that contributed 49 battalions to the nations war effort, 26 of them served overseas, including the 2nd Battalion which was in India in August 1914 and remained there throughout the war. It is also a tribute to the author who died in 1933, before he could finish the third volume; the final few chapters were completed by Capt W. Synge of the 1st Battalion. All 23 front line battalions served on the Western Front, one of them (14th) in Salonika as well. The Roll of Honour lists 14,200 dead, six VCs were won, one of them by an officer (Capt O.A.Reid) attached to another regiment, and 58 Battle Honours were awarded. This work is set out in chronological order, each volume dealing with a specific period and ending with the Roll of Honour for that period and citations for any VC. Dates are in the margin and so is the identification o.........
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