Abraham ActonVC (17 December 1893 – 16 May 1915) was an English 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.
For conspicuous bravery on the 21st December, at Rouges-Bancs, in voluntarily going from his trench and rescuing a wounded man who had been lying exposed against the enemy's trenches for 75 hours; and on the same day again leaving his trench voluntarily, under heavy fire to bring into cover another wounded man. He was under fire for 60 minutes whilst conveying the wounded men into safety.[2]
Location of Abraham Acton's Victoria Cross The Beacon, Whitehaven*
The Regimental Museum . Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
August 21, 2023
abraham, acton, december, 1893, 1915, english, recipient, victoria, cross, highest, most, prestigious, award, gallantry, face, enemy, that, awarded, british, commonwealth, forces, born, 1893, december, 1893whitehaven, cumberland, united, kingdomdied16, 1915, 1. Abraham Acton VC 17 December 1893 16 May 1915 was an English 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 Abraham ActonBorn 1893 12 17 17 December 1893Whitehaven Cumberland United KingdomDied16 May 1915 1915 05 16 aged 21 Festubert FranceAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch British ArmyYears of service1914 1915RankPrivateUnitThe Border RegimentBattles warsWorld War I Western Front Second Battle of Artois Battle of Festubert AwardsVictoria CrossBiography EditActon was born on 17 December 1893 to Robert and Elizabeth Eleanor Acton of 4 Regent Square Senhouse Street Whitehaven in Cumberland 1 He was 21 years old and a private in the 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment British Army during the First World War He and James Alexander Smith were both awarded their Victoria Cross for their actions on 21 December 1914 at Rouges Bancs France For conspicuous bravery on the 21st December at Rouges Bancs in voluntarily going from his trench and rescuing a wounded man who had been lying exposed against the enemy s trenches for 75 hours and on the same day again leaving his trench voluntarily under heavy fire to bring into cover another wounded man He was under fire for 60 minutes whilst conveying the wounded men into safety 2 He was killed in action at Festubert France on 16 May 1915 but his body was never found he is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial 3 His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Beacon Whitehaven Cumbria England References Edit Acton Abraham Commonwealth War Graves Commission No 29074 The London Gazette Supplement 16 February 1916 p 1700 Burial Location of Abraham Acton Archived 12 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine France victoriacross org uk Monuments to Courage David Harvey 1999 The Register of the Victoria Cross This England 1997 VCs of the First World War 1914 Gerald Gliddon 1994 External links EditLocation of Abraham Acton s Victoria Cross The Beacon Whitehaven The Regimental Museum The Border and King s Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Carlisle Castle Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abraham Acton amp oldid 1003097350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
