Claud Castleton
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Claud Charles Castleton, VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Sergeant Claud Castleton, c. 1915–16
Castleton's grave
Battle of Pozières
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The Battle of Pozières took place in northern France around the village of Pozières, during the Battle of the Somme. The costly fighting ended with the British in possession of the plateau north and e
Claud Castleton
…Gun Company, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On the night of the 28/29 July 1916 near Pozières, France, during a night attack the infantry was temporarily driven back by the intense machine-gun fire from the enemy trenches. Many wounded were left…
The "Gibraltar" bunker, Pozières, in late August. A fatigue party laden with sandbags heads for the fighting at Mouquet Farm.
Road to Pozières: In the distance the village of Contalmaison is under German shellfire.
The view from Centre Way trench towards Mouquet Farm, August
The hill of the windmill