1882 - 1915
Alfred Shout New Zealander Military
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Details
| First Name |
Alfred
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| Last Name |
Shout
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| Full Name at Birth |
Alfred John Shout
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| Birthday |
8th August, 1882
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| Birthplace |
Wellington, New Zealand
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| Died |
11th August, 1915
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| Place of Death |
off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
New Zealander
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| Occupation |
Military
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Alfred John Shout, VC, MC (8 August 1882 – 11 August 1915) was a New Zealand-born soldier and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Shout was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions at Lone Pine in August 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. After Ottoman forces had counterattacked and seized a large stretch of the Australians' front line, Shout gathered a small party of men and charged down one trench throwing bombs. He killed eight Turkish soldiers, and managed to clear others to retake the trench. In a similar action later that day, and supported by another officer, he recaptured further ground amid hard fighting. In the final push forward, Shout simultaneously lit three bombs to lob at the enemy. He successfully threw two, but the third burst just as it was leaving his hand. Shout was grievously wounded, and died two days later.
