Robert Edward CRUICKSHANKRecipient of the Victoria Cross
Born June 17, 1888, Winnipeg, Canada
Died August 30, 1961, Leicestershire, England Robert Edward Cruickshank VC, was an Anglo-Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC). He was 29 years old, and a Private in the 2/14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Scottish), British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 1 May 1918 east of the Jordan River, Palestine, Private Cruickshank volunteered to take a message to company headquarters from his platoon which was in the bottom of a wadi, with its officer and most of the men casualties. He rushed up the slopes but was hit, tried again and was again wounded. After his wounds had been dressed, he tried yet again, but was so badly wounded that he could make no further attempt. He lay all day in a dangerous position, being sniped at and wounded where he lay, but displayed great endurance and was cheerful and uncomplaining throughout.
At a hospital in Egypt it was discovered that Cruickshank had eight different wounds; three explosive bullets in his left leg, one in his left wrist, one in his left arm below the muscle, one in his right arm, one bullet in his right leg and another in his right thigh.  |
