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|image1 = Abraham Acton cigarette card (cropped).jpg |
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|Name=[[ACTON, Abraham (10694 Pte.)|Abraham Acton]], [[Victoria Cross Citations (The Border Regiment)|V.C.]] |
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|Rank=Private |
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|Number=10694 |
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|Battalion=[[2nd Border Regiment]] |
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|Company=B Coy |
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|Enlisted=Whitehaven, Cumberland |
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|ServiceCountry=United Kingdom |
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|Where born=Whitehaven, Cumberland |
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|Where died=F & F |
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|How died=k.i.a. |
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|Age=21 |
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|Date of death=16th May 1915 |
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|Casualty type=Commonwealth War Dead |
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|Grave ref=Panel 19 and 20 |
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|Resting place=[[Le Touret Memorial]] |
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|Additional info=Son of Robert and Elizabeth Eleanor Acton, of 4 Regent Square, Senhouse St., Whitehaven, Cumberland.<br>An extract from "The London Gazette," dated 18th Feb, 1915, records the following:-''"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".'' |
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|rank = [[Private]] |
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|service_number = 10694 |
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|company = B Company |
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|battalion = [[2nd Battalion]] |
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|regiment = [[Border Regiment]] |
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|enlisted = Whitehaven, Cumberland |
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|theatres = France and Flanders |
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|awards =[[Border Regiment Victoria Cross Citations|Victoria Cross]]:<br>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.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29074/supplement/1700 London Gazette, (Supplement) no. 29074, p. 1700]</ref> |
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|name = Abraham Acton |
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|honourific_suffix = {{sc|vc}} |
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|born = Whitehaven |
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|nationality = English {{flag|England|25px}} |
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|parents = Robert and Elizabeth Eleanor Acton<br>4 Regent Square, Senhouse Street, Whitehaven |
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|casualty_type = Commonwealth War Dead |
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{{The Lonsdale Battalion:Abbreviations & notes for remembrance infobox}} |
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|died = [[16 May]] 1915 |
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<noinclude>[[Category:Casualties (2nd Battalion)]] |
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|age = 21 |
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[[Category:Other Ranks (2nd Battalion)]] |
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|cause_of_death = [[Killed in action]] |
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[[Category:Casualties of the Border Regiment]] |
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|burial_type = Memorial |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Victoria Cross]]</noinclude> |
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|reference_number = Panel 19 and 20 |
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|resting_place = {{CWGC cemetery|id=85800|name=Le Touret Memorial}} |
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|coordinates = {{osm|50.55999|2.72306|14}} |
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|biography = {{no biography}} |
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|references = {{reflist|3}} |
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[[Category:Roll of Honour]] |
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[[Category:2nd Battalion Roll of Honour]] |
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[[Category:Other ranks (2nd Battalion)]] |
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[[Category:Rank of Private]] |
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[[Category:B Company (2nd Battalion)]] |
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[[Category:Born in England]] |
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[[Category:Born in Cumberland]] |
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[[Category:Enlisted in Whitehaven]] |
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[[Category:Died in 1915]] |
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[[Category:Died aged 22]] |
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[[Category:Le Touret Memorial]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 16 July 2024
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| Full Name | Abraham Acton vc |
| Rank (highest) | Private |
| Service Number | 10694 |
| Company | B Company |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Enlisted / Commissioned | Whitehaven, Cumberland |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders |
| Awards | Victoria Cross: 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.[1] |
| Born | Whitehaven |
| Nationality | English 
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| Parents | Robert and Elizabeth Eleanor Acton 4 Regent Square, Senhouse Street, Whitehaven |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 16 May 1915 |
| Age | 21 |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action |
| Burial Type | Memorial |
| Reference Number | Panel 19 and 20 |
| Resting Place | Le Touret Memorial Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Coordinates |  Latitude: 50.55999 / Longitude: 2.72306
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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
Biography
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