Editing Arthur Vickers (VC)

{{Short description|English soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
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{{Infobox military person
|name=Arthur Vickers
|honorific_suffix=
|birth_date={{birth date|df=y|1882|2|2}}
|death_date={{death date and age|df=y|1944|7|27|1882|2|2}}
|birth_place=[[Birmingham]], [[England]]
|death_place= Birmingham
|placeofburial=[[Witton Cemetery]], 
|image=Portrait of Arthur Vickers VC.jpg
|image_size=215px
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}}
|serviceyears=
|rank=Sergeant
|branch={{army|United Kingdom}}
|commands= 
|unit=[[The Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]
|battles= [[World War I]]
|awards=
{{plainlist|
*[[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Croix de guerre 1914-1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre]] (France)
}}
|relations=
}}
'''Arthur Vickers''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (2 February 1882 &ndash; 27 July 1944) was an [[England|English]] soldier and a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. He was also awarded the French [[Croix de guerre 1914-1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre]].

==Details==
Vickers was 33 years old, and a [[private (rank)|private]] in the 2nd Battalion, [[The Royal Warwickshire Regiment]], [[British Army]] during the [[World War I|First World War]] when the deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The citation stated:<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29371|page=11450|date=16 November 1915|supp=y }}</ref>

{{Blockquote|On 25 September 1915 at [[Hulluch|Hulloch]], [[France]], during an attack by his battalion on the first line German trenches, Private Vickers on his own initiative, went forward in front of his company under very heavy shell, rifle and machine-gun fire and cut the wires which were holding up a great part of his battalion. Although it was broad daylight at the time, he carried out this work standing up and his gallant action contributed largely to the success of the assault.}}

He received his medal from [[George V]] at [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1916.<ref name="GBO" />

==Further information==

He later achieved the rank of [[sergeant]], and served in the army until 1935.<ref name="GBO">{{cite news|title=Cash grant will help retsore grave of decorated war hero|date=2 May 2014|work=Great Barr Observer}}</ref> He died in Birmingham in 1944 and is buried at the city's [[Witton Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.warwickfusiliers.co.uk/pages/pg-57-private_later_sergeant_a_vickers_vc/|title = Private (Later Sergeant) A. Vickers, VC}}</ref>

==The medal==
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire)]], Warwick, England.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last1=Batchelor|first1=Peter|last2=Matson|first2=Christopher|title=The Western Front 1915|series=[[VCs of the First World War]]|year=2011|publisher=[[The History Press]]|location=[[Stroud]], [[Gloucestershire]]|isbn=978-0-7524-6057-4}}
*{{cite book|year=1997|title=The Register of the Victoria Cross|editor-last=Buzzell|editor-first=Nora|location=[[Cheltenham]], [[Gloucestershire]]|publisher=This England Alma House|isbn=0-906324-27-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Harvey|first=David|author-link=David Charles Harvey|title=[[Monuments to Courage]]|publisher=Naval & Military Press Ltd|year=2000|isbn=1-84342-356-1}}

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