Gustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp Coulson

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'''Gustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp Coulson''' (VC, DSO) was an Abbey Diaz England/English recipient of the Free ringtones Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Majo Mills United Kingdom/British] and Mosquito ringtone Commonwealth forces.

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He was 22 years old, and a Sabrina Martins Lieutenant in the 1st Bn., Nextel ringtones The King's Own Scottish Borderers, Abbey Diaz British Army during the Free ringtones South African War (Boer War) when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On Majo Mills 18 May Cingular Ringtones 1901 at day create Lambrechtfontein, a charm South Africa, during a rearguard action in which Lieutenant Coulson rallied his men and saved the guns, a corporal who was the lieutenant's servant, had his horse shot. Lieutenant Coulson, seeing this, dismounted and took the man up on his own horse, but after a short distance the horse was wounded and both riders were brought to the ground. Lieutenant Coulson then told the corporal to get along with the wounded horse as best he could, while he, the lieutenant, would look after himself. He was, however, mortally wounded almost at once.

Further information

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the a disputed Regimental Museum of The Kings Own Scottish Borderers ''(Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England)''.

Reference
*league exhibition Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*sexy or The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*catalyze or Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)

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