WOODCOCK

These medals are un-named replicas of those held by Corporal Thomas Woodcock VC, 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in World War 1 in 1917.

WOODCOCK Thomas.Private (later Corporal) 2nd Battalion Irish Guards.

London Gazetted on 17th October 1917

VC Medal's Custodian is the Guards Regimental HQ

Born on 19th March 1888 at Wigan, Lancashire.

Died on 27th March 1918 at Bullecourt, France.

Memorial on grave at Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery. France.

Digest of Citation reads:

On 12/13 September 1917 at Broenbeek, Belgium, when an advanced post had held out for 96 hours and was finally forced to retire, the lance-sergeant in charge of the party and Private Woodcock covered the retirement. After crossing the stream themselves, Private Woodcock heard cries for help behind him--he returned and waded into the stream amid a shower of bombs and rescued another member of the party whom he carried across open ground in daylight towards our front line regardless of machine-gun fire.