John Peter Robertson ["Tales of the V.C."], item 5

• January 17, 2018 22:39:48 Thomas A. Lingner

    When the remainder of the platoon arrived on the 

  scene, Pte. Robertson was still firing the captured gun.

    It was entirely due to his heroic action that the

  whole line was enabled to advance and capture their final

  objective. Pte. Robertson went forward with the first wave,

  taking the gun with him, and used it very effectively to keep

  down the fire of German machine guns and snipers, while his

  platoon were consolidating the new position.

    Later in the day, when two of our snipers, who had

  ventured out in front of our lines, were wounded, Pte. Robertson

  volunteered to bring them in. He went out into the open,

  although he was exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, lifted

  one man on his back, and carried him in safety to the trench.

  He immediately returned to the second man. He staggered back

  with his unconscious burden, with bullets whistling all around

  him. But, as if a cruel fate was waiting until the last

  possible moment to overtake him, he was killed on the very

  parapet of the trench, his mission almost accomplished. His

  splendidly heroic end, like the dashing work he had done

  earlier in the day, had a most inspiring effect upon all ranks

  of his unit.

  
  

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• January 17, 2018 22:39:44 Thomas A. Lingner

    When the remainder of the platoon arrived on the 

  scene, Pte. Robertson was still firing the captured gun.

    It was entirely due to his heroic action that the

  whole line was enabled to advance and capture their final

  objective. Pte. Robertson went forward with the first wave,

  taking the gun with him, and used it very effectively to keep

  down the fire of German machine guns and snipers, while his

  platoon were consolidating the new position.

    Later in the day, when two of our snipers, who had

  ventured out in front of our lines, were wounded, Pte. Robertson

  volunteered to bring them in. He went out into the open,

  although he was exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, lifted

  one man on his back, and carried him in safety to the trench.

  He immediately returned to the second man. He staggered back

  with his unconscious burden, with bullets whistling all around

  him. But, as if a cruel fate was waiting until the last

  possible moment to overtake him, he was killed on the very

  parapet of the trench, his mission almost accomplished. His

  splendidly heroic end, like the dashing work he had done

  earlier in the day, had a most inspiring effect upon all ranks

  of his unit.

  
  

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