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| PERSONALIA |
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Le Patourel, Herbert Wallace |
| Date of birth: | June 20th, 1916 (Guernsey, Channel Islands)
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September 4th, 1979 (Chewton, Somerset, Great Britain)
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British |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Major
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Unit:
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2nd. Bn. The Hampshire Regiment, British Army
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Awarded on:
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October 21st, 1943
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Action:
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On 3 December 1942 an allied advance was hold up by enemy troops positioned at a hilltop near Tebourba, Tunisia. With four volunteers Major Le Patourel managed to put several machine-gun posts out of action. Because the volunteers were wounded in this action he stormed forwards alone and caused the enemy heavy casualties. Major Le Patourel was eventually wounded and taken prisoner. He passed the rest of the war as a prisoner of war.
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Details:
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Later promoted to the rank of Brigadier.
Major Le Patourel’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum & Memorial Garden in Winchester, Great Britain.
Herbert Wallace Le Patourel, South Bristol Crematorium, Great Britain.
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