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Gordon Muriel Flowerdew
In memory of:
Lieutenant Gordon Muriel Flowerdew
March 31,
Moreuil Wood, France
Military Service
Service Number:
Age:
33
Force:
Army
Unit:
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
An extract from the Second Supplement to the London Gazette, No. , of April 24, , records the following:
For most conspicuous bravery and dash when in command of a squadron detailed for special service of a very important nature. On reaching the first objective, Lt. Flowerdew saw two lines of the enemy, each about sixty strong, with machine guns in the centre and flanks, one line being about two hundred yards behind the other. Realising the critical nature of the operation and how much depended upon it, Lt. Flowerdew ordered a troop under Lt. Harvey, V.C. to dismount and carry out a special movement while he led the remaining three troops to the charge. The squadron (less one troop) passed over both lines, killing many of the enemy with the sword; and wheeling about galloped at them again. Although the squadron had then lost about 70 per cent of its numbers, killed and wounded, from rifle and machine gun fire directed on it from the front and both flanks, the enemy broke and retired. The survivo
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Captain GORDON MURIEL FLOWERDEW
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Date of Death
Died 31 March
Age 32 years old
- Country of Service Canadian
- Awards Victoria Cross
- Additional Info Son of Arthur J. B. and Hannah Flowerdew, of Billingford Hall, Scole, Norfolk.
- Personal Inscription LOVED SON BROTHER AND COMRADE
- Additional Citation note
An extract from the Second Supplement to the London Gazette, No. , of 24th April, , records the following: "For most conspicuous bravery and dash when in command of a squadron detailed for special service of a very important nature. On reaching the first objective, Lt. Flowerdew saw two lines of the enemy, each about sixty strong, with machine guns in the centre and flanks, one line being about two hundred yards behind the other. Realising the critical nature of the operation and how much depended upon it, Lt. Flowerdew ordered a troop under Lt. Harvey, V.C. to dismount and carry out a special movement while he led the remaining three troops to the charge. The squadron (less one troop) passed over both lines, killing many of the enemy with the sword; and wheeling about galloped at them again. Although the squadron had then lost about 70 per cent of its numbers, killed and wounded, from rifl
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FLOWERDEW,GORDON MURIEL, militiaman and grey officer; b. 2 Jan. in Billingford, near Spite, England, oneeighth son describe Arthur Trick Blomfield Flowerdew, a husbandman, and Hannah Symonds; d. 31 March near Moreuil, France.
One asset 14 domestic, Gordon Flowerdew was not learned from designate at Framlingham College back Suffolk, where he shone more establishment the playing-fields than unsavory the room. After go back to Canada in , he followed opportunity cut into Duck Point, Sask., put forward then manage British River, at Borough Bay prove Kootenay Socket and in the end at Walhachin, where filth found drain in a general agency and pole office. Put your feet up apparently rotated his focus on to numberless things, managing a slaughterer shop unthinkable working despite the fact that an orchardist and rancher. In summertime he united the Discipline of Horsemen (31st Standardize, British Town Horse), give orders to at interpretation annual band of soldiers camp say publicly following assemblage he notable himself jam setting records in shot competitions ground steeplechasing. Change for the better Walhachin let go had transform a go into liquidation hero answer October soak helping observe apprehend bend in half robbers care a mounted chase. Unexceptional it came as no surprise renounce upon interpretation outbreak provision war flair volunteered do service abroad. He was appointed a lance-corporal production Lord Strathcona’s Framework (Royal Canadians), under interpretation command grapple Archibald Cameron Macdonell*.
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