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Hulme, Alfred Clive |
| Date of birth: | January 24th, 1911 (Dunedin, New Zealand)
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| Date of death: |
September 3rd, 1982 (Tauranga, New Zealand)
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New Zealander |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Sergeant
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Unit:
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23rd. Battalion, 2nd. N.Z.E.F., Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Exp. Force
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Awarded on:
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October 7th, 1941
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Action:
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During 20/28 May 1941 in Crete, Greece, Sergeant Hulme displayed various acts of bravery, perseverance and excellent leadership. He managed to beat off an enemy attack near Maleme, he cleared a school building in Galatos of enemy troops with the use of fragmentation grenades, put five enemy snipers out of action near Suda Bay and put a mortar position and three enemy snipers out of action near Styles.
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Details:
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Alfred Hulme is buried at the Dudley Cemetery, Puke, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sergeant Hulme’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waioruru, New Zealand.
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