1. Reginald Judson was awarded the VC for his actions in the Second Battle of Bapaume during the First World War.
22 Facts About Reginald Judson
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Reginald Judson retired in 1937 and performed secretarial work as well as becoming involved in local body politics.
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Reginald Judson returned to the military during the Second World War and served on the home front.
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Reginald Judson died in Auckland in 1972, at the age of 90.
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Reginald Stanley Judson was born into a farming family at Wharehine, north of Auckland, in New Zealand, on 29 September 1881, the son of Emma Frances Judson and Edgar William Judson.
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Reginald Judson enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in October 1915 and embarked for the Middle East in January 1916 as a reinforcement with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.
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Reginald Judson was evacuated to England and spent several months recovering from his injuries.
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Ten days later, Reginald Judson participated in the Second Battle of Bapaume, an early engagement of the Hundred Days Offensive.
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The actions which led to Reginald Judson being awarded the Victoria Cross, the DCM and the MM took place over a period of just four weeks.
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The citation for Reginald Judson's VC was published in the same edition of the London Gazette as the citation for his DCM.
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Reginald Judson then proceeded up the sap alone, bombing three machine-gun crews before him.
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Reginald Judson then attended an officer training school, first at Cambridge and then at Aldershot.
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Reginald Judson served in posts in Auckland and then New Plymouth, where he was the area officer.
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On his retirement, Reginald Judson's pension was insufficient to support him and his children.
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Reginald Judson was one of six candidates who stood for selection for the Auckland East electorate by the National Party for the 1938 election, but Harry Merritt was chosen instead.
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Reginald Judson served on the home front for the duration of the war, commanding the Guards Vital Points Battalion in Auckland.
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Reginald Judson retired from the military in September 1946 with the rank of major.
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Reginald Judson moved to Mangonui in Northland and took up farming.
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Reginald Judson was community minded, and served as a justice of the peace as well as being a coroner.
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Reginald Judson retired in the late 1950s, and returned to Auckland where he died on 26 August 1972.
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Reginald Judson was buried at Waikumete Cemetery, survived by his wife and four children.
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One of his sons, Reginald Judson, served in the Second World War with the 24th Battalion as a chaplain and won the Military Cross during the Italian Campaign.