Lieutenant Colonel Lorne Campbell VC
Lieutenant Colonel Lorne Campbell VC
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Description:
Commanding Officer 7th Argylls awarded the Victoria Cross at Wadi Akarit.
Copyright:
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum
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Division History References :
The battle of Wadi Akarit took place in a narrow coastline strip between the sea and the coastal towns of Gabes and El Hamma. Between these was the Gabes gap. The Wadi Akarit ran across the gap at the coastal end and to the Roumana Ridge inland and to the west. This area was the objective for the 51st Highland Division...
Personal Account / Extract References :
The citation of Lt. Col. Lorne Campbell, VC, as published in the London Gazette, 8th June 1943.