| Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith Towse |
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| 1864 births | |
| towse, ernest | |
| 1948 deaths | |
| british army officers | |
| boer war victoria cross recipients | |
| towse | |
| british victoria cross recipients | |
| commanders of the order of the british empire | |
| knights commander of the royal victorian order | |
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DETAILS He was 35 years old, and a Captain in the 1st Bn., The Gordon Highlanders , British Army during the South African War (Boer War) when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 11 December 1899 at Magersfontein , South Africa , during a retirement, Captain Towse helped a mortally wounded colonel and although close to the front of the firing line, supported him until help arrived. On 30 April 1900 Captain Towse and 12 men confronted a party of about 150 Boers on the top of Mount Thaba, far from any support. The greatly outnumbered group were called on to surrender, but the captain ordered his men to open fire and remained firing himself until he was severely wounded (both eyes shattered) and they succeeded in driving off the enemy. FURTHER INFORMATION Served in the First World War 1914-18. THE MEDAL His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Gordon Highlanders Museum ''(Aberdeen, Scotland)''. REFERENCES
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