Major Tilston earns Victoria Cross
Remembrance
Major Tilston earns Victoria Cross
Transcript
Major Tilston earned the Victoria Cross for bravery in action on March 1, 1945.
Major Tilston, V.C.:
Frederick Albert Tilston of the Essex Scottish Regiment earns a Victoria Cross;
he is interviewed by the CBC;
Tilston, in a wheelchair, outside where other patients visit with him.
Description
Major Tilston earned the Victoria Cross for bravery in action on March 1, 1945.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- April 20, 2016
- Duration:
- 0:15
- Units/Ship:
- Essex Scottish Regiment
- Rank:
- Major
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On the Beach at Dieppe
Landing on the beach at 5:20 a.m., on August 19, 1942, Mr. Gorman oversees the set-up of radio communication equipment. The heavy rain from mortar fire results in a serious injury to his arm.
Boarding a Ship for Dieppe
Mr. Gorman continues his account of the events that took him to the beach at Dieppe, France. He’s aboard the ship Leopold sailing from a port in Southampton, England.
Day of Dieppe Raid Starts Early
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POW in Germany
As a Prisoner of War in the Rouen hospital, Mr. Gorman continues the story of his treatment there and his subsequent move to a POW camp located in Eastern Germany.
Dispatch Rider Risky Job
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Now in England, stationed at Aldershot, Mr. Gorman tells how he met his future wife, Gwen, at a neighbouring town’s firehall dance.
Posted Overseas
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