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Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice


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Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice

The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success, and on 13 April 1918 the 2nd Worcesters were pushed back to the small village of Nieuwkerke, where they made a stand in the area of the Mairie. That evening the Germans entered the village and poured machine gun fire onto the defenders. Captain Crowe, the adjutant, realising that their position was becoming untenable, set off with a handful of volunteers to silence the guns. First they crawled and then charged, the fleeing Germans. However, further enemy re-inforcments arrived and, for silencing the guns and for allowing a controlled withdrawal of the Worcesters in later fighting, Captain Crowe was awarded the VC. Date: 2011

Media ID 23373066

© Holts Battlefield Collection / Mary Evans

2011 Adjutant Allowing Area Arrived Attempt Awarded Break Channel Charged Controlled Crowe Defenders Enemy Entered Final First Fleeing Fourth Germans Guns Handful Hospice However Ieper Initial Mairie Plaque Ports Position Poured Pushed Realising Silence Stand Success That Volunteers Withdrawal Worcesters Ypres


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