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| '''Joseph Henry Collin''' ] ( |
'''Joseph Henry Collin''' ] (1893 – 1918) was an officer in the ] and recipient of the ] during the ]. | ||
| ==Biography== | |||
| He was 24 years old, and a ] in the 1/4th Battalion, ], ] during the ] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. | |||
| Collin was born on 10 April 1893 to Joseph and Mary Collin, of 8, Petteril Terrace, Harraby, Carlisle.<ref name=cwgc>, Commonwealth War Graves Commission</ref> He was 24 years old, and a ] in the 1/4th Battalion, ] when he was awarded the VC for his actions on 9 April 1918 at ], ]. He died while performing the act. | |||
| ===Citation=== | |||
| {{Quote|''For most conspicuous bravery, devotion to duty and self-sacrifice in action. After offering a long and gallant resistance against heavy odds in the Keep held by his platoon, this officer, with only five of his men remaining, slowly withdrew in the face of superior numbers, contesting every inch of the ground. The enemy were pressing him hard with bombs and machine-gun fire from close range. Single-handed 2nd Lt. Collin attacked the machine gun and team. After firing his revolver into the enemy, he seized a Mills grenade and threw it into the hostile team, putting the gun out of action, killing four of the team and wounding two others. Observing a second hostile machine gun firing, he took a Lewis gun, and selecting a high point of vantage on the parapet whence he could engage the gun, he, unaided, kept the enemy at bay until he fell mortally wounded. The heroic self-sacrifice of 2nd Lt. Collin was a magnificent example to all.''|], 25 June 1918<ref name=cwgc/>}} | |||
| His Victoria Cross is displayed at ], Lancaster, England. | His Victoria Cross is displayed at ], Lancaster, England. | ||
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Joseph Henry Collin VC (1893 – 1918) was an officer in the British Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War.
Biography
Collin was born on 10 April 1893 to Joseph and Mary Collin, of 8, Petteril Terrace, Harraby, Carlisle. He was 24 years old, and a Second Lieutenant in the 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment when he was awarded the VC for his actions on 9 April 1918 at Givenchy, France. He died while performing the act.
Citation
For most conspicuous bravery, devotion to duty and self-sacrifice in action. After offering a long and gallant resistance against heavy odds in the Keep held by his platoon, this officer, with only five of his men remaining, slowly withdrew in the face of superior numbers, contesting every inch of the ground. The enemy were pressing him hard with bombs and machine-gun fire from close range. Single-handed 2nd Lt. Collin attacked the machine gun and team. After firing his revolver into the enemy, he seized a Mills grenade and threw it into the hostile team, putting the gun out of action, killing four of the team and wounding two others. Observing a second hostile machine gun firing, he took a Lewis gun, and selecting a high point of vantage on the parapet whence he could engage the gun, he, unaided, kept the enemy at bay until he fell mortally wounded. The heroic self-sacrifice of 2nd Lt. Collin was a magnificent example to all.
— The London Gazette, 25 June 1918
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The King's Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment Museum, Lancaster, England.
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - Spring Offensive 1918 (Gerald Gliddon, 1997)
External links
- ^ Collin, Joseph Henry, Commonwealth War Graves Commission