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Frederick Crossfield Happold
Frederick Crossfield Happold, (1893–1971) was an educational pioneer, tenured headmaster, author and decorated British army officer.
==Early life and First World War==
Born the son of a butcher in Scotforth, Lancashire the family nevertheless had domestic servants (his namesake grandfather having died the same year, leaving £18,700 – £1million in 2011 prices). He attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Rydal Penrhos boarding school in North Wales. He matriculated as an undergraduate into Peterhouse, Cambridge,〔https://archive.org/stream/warlistofunivers00careuoft/warlistofunivers00careuoft_djvu.txt〕 where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. On 18 December 1914 he was gazetted as a temporary second lieutenant from the OTC into the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Although intended to be an award for the rank of Major and above, Happold was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1916 while a second lieutenant (signifying he had narrowly missed a Victoria Cross). The citation, for his actions during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, read:
Temp. 2nd Lt. Frederick Crossfield Happold 9th Bn., N. Lan. R.
For conspicuous gallantry. When the enemy exploded a mine, he at once collected a few men, rushed up and out-bombed a far larger force of the enemy in the crater until reinforcements arrived. After being wounded he continued to lead and encourage his party.
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