Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies
| Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies | |
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| Born | 30 June 1878 Chirbury, Shropshire |
| Died | 26 December 1965 (aged 87) Corndon, Shropshire |
| Buried at | St Andrew's churchyard, Sonning |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps Home Guard |
| Commands held | 113th Brigade 145 Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Order of the Bath Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Légion d'honneur |
Major General Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies VC CB CMG DSO (30 June 1878 – 26 December 1965) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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[edit] Background
Price-Davies was born at Chirbury, Shropshire, in 1878.
[edit] Victoria Cross details
Price-Davies was 23 years old, and a Lieutenant in The King's Royal Rifle Corps, British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place at Blood River Poort for which he was awarded the VC:
At Blood River Poort, on the 17th September, 1901, when the Boers had overwhelmed the right of the British Column, and some 400 of them were galloping round the flank and rear of the guns, riding up to the drivers (who were trying to get the guns away) and calling upon them to surrender, Lieutenant Price Davies, hearing an order to fire upon the charging Boers, at once drew his revolver and dashed in among them, firing at them in a most gallant and desperate attempt to rescue the guns. He was immediately shot and knocked off his horse, but was not mortally wounded, although he had ridden to what seemed to be almost certain death without a moment's hesitation.[1]
[edit] Further information
He later achieved the rank of major general. His grave and memorial are at St Andrew's churchyard in Sonning, Berkshire.
[edit] The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester, England.
[edit] References
- ^ London Gazette: no. 27381. p. 8409. 29 November 1901. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
[edit] Further reading
- Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)
[edit] External links
- 1878 births
- 1965 deaths
- People from Shropshire
- Old Marlburians
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Second Boer War recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Home Guard officers
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
- British Army generals
