Eric Archibald McNair

Eric Archibald McNair

Eric Archibald McNair VC (16 June 1894 - 12 August 1918) was a 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.

He was 21 years old, and a Temporary Lieutenant in the 9th (S) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 14 February 1916 near Hooge, Belgium, when the enemy exploded a mine, Lieutenant McNair and a number of men were flung into the air and many were buried. Although much shaken, the lieutenant at once organised a party with a machine-gun to man the near edge of the crater and opened rapid fire on the enemy who were advancing. They were driven back with many dead. Lieutenant McNair then ran back for reinforcements, but the communication trench being blocked he went across the open under heavy fire and held up the reinforcements the same way. His prompt and plucky action undoubtedly saved a critical situation.

He later achieved the rank of Captain. He was killed in action, Genoa, Italy, on 12 August 1918.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Eastbourne Redoubt Museum "(Eastbourne, Sussex, England)".

External links

* [http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/ Redoubt Fortress Museum]
* [http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/south-coast/towers/eastbourne-redoubt.htm Eastbourne Redoubt]
* [http://www.royalsussex.org.uk/RSLHG_main_index.html The Royal Sussex Living History Group Website]


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