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| '''William Clamp''' ] ( |
'''William Clamp''' ] (1891 – 1917) was a ] soldier during the ], and recipient of the ], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to ] and ] forces. | ||
| ==Biography== | |||
| ⚫ | He was 25 years old, and a ] in the 6th Battalion, ], ] |
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| Clamp was born on 28 October 1891 to Charles and Christina Dundas Clamp, of Flemington, ].<ref name=cwgc>, Commonwealth War Graves Commission</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | He was 25 years old, and a ] in the 6th Battalion, ], ] when he was awarded the VC for actions on 9 October 1917 at ], ] which led to his death. | ||
| ===Citation=== | |||
| ⚫ | {{quote|''For most conspicuous bravery when an advance was being checked by intense machine-gun fire from concrete blockhouses and by snipers in ruined buildings. Corporal Clamp dashed forward with two men and attempted to rush the largest blockhouse. His first attempt failed owing to the two men with him being knocked out, but he at once collected some bombs, and calling upon two men to follow him, again dashed forward. He was first to reach the blockhouse and hurled in bombs, killing many of the occupants. He then entered and brought out a machine-gun and about twenty prisoners, whom he brought back under heavy fire from neighbouring snipers. This non-commissioned officer then again went forward encouraging and cheering the men, and succeeded in rushing several snipers' posts. He continued to display the greatest heroism until he was killed by a sniper. His magnificent courage and self-sacrifice was of the greatest value and relieved what was undoubtedly a very critical situation.''|], No. 30433, 18 December 1917<ref name=cwgc/>}} | ||
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| His Victoria Cross is displayed at the ], Richmond, Yorkshire, England. | His Victoria Cross is displayed at the ], Richmond, Yorkshire, England. | ||
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William Clamp VC (1891 – 1917) was a British Army soldier during the First World War, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Biography
Clamp was born on 28 October 1891 to Charles and Christina Dundas Clamp, of Flemington, Motherwell.
He was 25 years old, and a corporal in the 6th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own), British Army when he was awarded the VC for actions on 9 October 1917 at Poelcapelle, Belgium which led to his death.
Citation
For most conspicuous bravery when an advance was being checked by intense machine-gun fire from concrete blockhouses and by snipers in ruined buildings. Corporal Clamp dashed forward with two men and attempted to rush the largest blockhouse. His first attempt failed owing to the two men with him being knocked out, but he at once collected some bombs, and calling upon two men to follow him, again dashed forward. He was first to reach the blockhouse and hurled in bombs, killing many of the occupants. He then entered and brought out a machine-gun and about twenty prisoners, whom he brought back under heavy fire from neighbouring snipers. This non-commissioned officer then again went forward encouraging and cheering the men, and succeeded in rushing several snipers' posts. He continued to display the greatest heroism until he was killed by a sniper. His magnificent courage and self-sacrifice was of the greatest value and relieved what was undoubtedly a very critical situation.
— The London Gazette, No. 30433, 18 December 1917
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Green Howards Museum, Richmond, Yorkshire, England.
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
- VCs of the First World War - Passchendaele 1917 (Stephen Snelling, 1998)
External links
- ^ Clamp, William, Commonwealth War Graves Commission