Gabriel George Coury
Gabriel George Coury 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.
He was 20 years old, and a Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Bn., The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers), British Army, attd. 1/4th Bn. during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 8 August 1916 near Arrow Head Copse, France, Second Lieutenant Coury was in command of two platoons ordered to dig a communication trench. By his fine example and utter contempt of danger he kept up the spirits of his men and completed his task under intense fire. Later when his battalion had suffered severe casualties and the Commanding Officer had been wounded he went out in broad daylight in full view of the enemy, found his Commanding Officer and brought him back to the new advanced trench over ground swept by machine-gun fire.
He later achieved the rank of Captain.
Reference
- Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War – The Somme (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Liverpool)
This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.