Date of action: 7 June 1917 (Messines, Belgium); Date of award: 2 Aug 1917
Scottish-born miner Lance-Corporal Samuel Frickleton won his VC during the attack on Messines in Belgium on 7 June 1917. With his battalion pinned down on the outskirts of the village by heavy machine-gun fire, a wounded Frickleton rushed forward and single-handedly destroyed two machine-gun posts with hand grenades. He then led his men through the village, clearing out Germans lodged in the ruins and other prepared positions. Read more
Samuel Frickleton, 1917
Date of action: 7 June 1917 (Messines, Belgium); Date of award: 2 Aug 1917
Scottish-born miner Lance-Corporal Samuel Frickleton won his VC during the attack on Messines in Belgium on 7 June 1917. With his battalion pinned down on the outskirts of the village by heavy machine-gun fire, a wounded Frickleton rushed forward and single-handedly destroyed two machine-gun posts with hand grenades. He then led his men through the village, clearing out Germans lodged in the ruins and other prepared positions. Read more