William Henry Snyder Nickerson - Wikipedia
WEBMajor-General William Henry Snyder Nickerson, VC CB CMG (27 March 1875, Dorchester, New Brunswick – 1954), was a Canadian born recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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WEBOn April 20, 1900, Nickerson was a 25-year-old lieutenant attached to the Mounted Infantry of the British Army at Wakkerstroom, South Africa. He was involved in an advance on Bwab's Hill that saw heavy fighting and a trooper from the Worcestershire Regiment was badly wounded by shellfire.
William Henry Snyder Nickerson VC CB CMG (1875 - 1954)
WEBMajor-General William Henry Snyder Nickerson, VC CB CMG, born in Dorchester, N.B., on March 27, 1875, son of the Reverend D Nickerson, MA, Chaplain to HM's Forces, and Catherine Snyder, daughter of Reverend W H Snyder, MA.
William Henry Snyder Nickerson (1875-1954) - Find a Grave
WEBSecond Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. As a young 25 year old lieutenant in the Royal Army Medial Corps, of the British Army, attached to the Mounted Infantry during the Second Boer War, he was given the Victoria Cross which is the highest and most prestigious award that can be given to a British soldier. His act of...
Lieutenant William Henry Snyder Nickerson VC, CB, CMG, RAMC
WEBApr 21, 2023 · Nickerson was a 25 years old Canadian medical officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the Mounted Infantry, when his actions at Wakkerstroom led to the award of the Victoria Cross.
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WEBAt Wakkerstroom, on the evening of the 20th April, 1900, during the advance of the Infantry to support the Mounted Troops, Lieutenant Nickerson went, in the most gallant manner, under a heavy rifle and shell fire, to attend a wounded man, dressed his wounds, and remained with him till he had him conveyed to a place of safety.
WEBLt. William Snyder Nickerson: Born March 27, 1875 in Dorchester, New Brunswick, his family returned to England when he was a child and he was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, Manchester Grammar School and Owen's College, the forerunner of the University of Manchester, graduating in medicine in 1896. Nickerson was a …
Anglo Boer War - Nickerson, William Henry Snyder
WEBNICKERSON, WILLIAM HENRY SNYDER, Lieutenant, was born 27 March, 1875, at New Brunswick, Canada, son of the Reverend D Nickerson, MA, Chaplain to HM's Forces, and Catherine Snyder, daughter of Reverend W H Snyder, MA.
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1900 - Lieutenant William Henry Snyder NICKERSON
WEB20th April, 1900 At Wakkerstroom, on the evening of the 20th April, 1900, during the advance of the Infantry to support the Mounted Troops, Lieutenant Nickerson went, in the most gallant manner, under a heavy rifle and shell fire, to attend a wounded man, dressed his wounds, and remained with him till he had him conveyed to a place of safety.
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