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Major Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn (19 November 1867 – 12 July 1913) was a Canadian soldier, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ==Second Boer War== Born in Toronto, Canada, Cockburn was a graduate of Upper Canada College in Toronto. When the Second Boer War broke out in 1899, Cockburn was a 32-year-old lieutenant in The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canadian Army, and was posted to South Africa with his regiment, where the action took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 7 November 1900, during the Battle of Leliefontein near the Komati River, a large force of Boer commandos sought to encircle a retreating British column whose rearguard comprised two troops of Royal Canadian Dragoons and two 12-pounder guns of “D” Battery, Royal Canadian Field Artillery. Cockburn and Lieutenant Richard Turner commanded a small group of troopers who repulsed the Boers at close range, allowing the two field guns to escape capture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Canada & The South African War, 1899-1902: Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients )〕 All of the men under Cockburn's command were either killed, wounded or captured. Cockburn himself was wounded during the action. Following the battle, Cockburn and Turner were two of three men from their regiment who were subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery. (The other was Sergeant Edward Holland.) The citations were published in the London Gazette of 23 April 1901. Cockburn's read: '' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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