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24th
Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25
| Subject: John Williams (Fielding) Fri May 01, 2009 11:51 pm | |
| John Williams (Fielding) (1393 B Co. 24th. Regiment)
Held one hospital room for an hour against heavy odds until his ammunition ran out, then with Hook broke through three patition walls to allow the evacuation of eight patients to the inner defence lines, holding the enemy back at bayonet point. He was 21 at the time of the defence.
Born in Merthyr Road, Abergavenny as John Fielding. He enlisted first in the Monmouthshire Militia in February 1877 but later that year joined the 2/24th. He received his VC from Major General Anderson at Gibraltar in March 1880. He served in India in 1880-1883 before transferring to the reserve. He later served as a sergeant in the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, South Wales Borderers.
In 1914, he volunteered for service and served on the SWB Depot staff at Brecon throughout the Great War. He married Elizabeth Murphy and had 3 sons and 2 daughters; one son was killed while serving with 1/SWB during the Retreat from Mons in 1914. He died in Cwmbran in 1932 and was the last surviving Rorke's Drift VC holder to die. (His VC is in the SWB Museum Collection).
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| | | 24th
Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25
| Subject: Re: John Williams (Fielding) Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:42 pm | |
| http://gbg-international-news.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/rorkes-drift-vc-recipient-to-get-new.html |
| | | Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
| Subject: Re: John Williams (Fielding) Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:21 am | |
| His Great Grandson is a forum member I believe, a good friend of Neils.
Regards |
| | | old historian2
Posts : 1093 Join date : 2009-01-14 Location : East London
| Subject: Re: John Williams (Fielding) Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:28 am | |
| That would be "Colin Fielding" He attends all the re-dedications. |
| | | Neil Aspinshaw
Posts : 553 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough
| Subject: Re: John Williams (Fielding) Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:39 pm | |
| And Raucus Drifters boozy forays to the Battlefields [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Colin @ the drift 22.1.2010 |
| | | 24th
Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25
| Subject: Re: John Williams (Fielding) Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:53 pm | |
| Strange to think 132 years ago, his blood line was walking in the same footsteps. |
| | | 90th
Posts : 10904 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 68 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: John Williams ( Fielding ) Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:25 pm | |
| Hi Neil . Good on him :lol: . Half his luck !. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: . Have you been again recently or going shortly ? . I think all of us on the forum should make our way there , and make it one huge boozy foray , which will be spoken about in song for generations !. . cheers 90th. |
| | | Neil Aspinshaw
Posts : 553 Join date : 2009-10-14 Location : Loughborough
| Subject: Re: John Williams (Fielding) Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:31 pm | |
| 90th not this year, 1st missed in 9, I was in Malta last weekend lecturing at Fort Rinella, and a four day martini trolley dash in the USA next weekend, plus taking Rob Caskie to Normandy in May means all me brownie points are used.
Going next year, it'll give them time to import more Gin..and Bacardy for Colin LOL. |
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