Eric Anderson | |
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Born | 15 September 1915 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
Died | 6 April 1943 Wadi Akarit, Tunisia |
Buried at | Sfax, Tunisia |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1940-1943 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | East Yorkshire Regiment |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
Eric Anderson VC (15 September 1915 – 6 April 1943) was an English soldier who received the Victoria Cross.
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He was born in Fagley in Bradford, West Yorkshire, the only son of George and Mary Anderson.[1]
He became a driver for a building and contracting firm in Idle, West Yorkshire.[2]
Anderson was 27 years old, and a private in the 5th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment, British Army during the Second World War[1][3][4] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.[1][4]
On 6 April 1943 on the Wadi Akarit, Tunisia, when a company of The East Yorkshire Regiment had to withdraw temporarily behind the crest of a hill, Private Anderson, a stretcher-bearer, went forward alone through heavy fire to rescue the wounded. Three times he brought in wounded comrades, and was rendering first aid to a fourth when he was mortally wounded.
He was buried in the War Cemetery in Sfax in southern Tunisia.[1][2][3] His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum in York.[3]