The grave of Sergeant Castleton VC, at the Pozieres British Cemetery, nr Pozieres, The Somme, France.

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The grave of Serjeant Castleton VC, at the Poziers Miltary Cemetery, nr Pozieres, The Somme, France. 5th Australian Machine-Gun Company, died 29/07/1916, age 23. Claude Castleton won his VC during the early phases of the Pozieres attack. During the advance the Australians were temporarily halted by heavy German machine gun fire and casualties were heavy. Sergeant Castleton twice ventured out under intense fire and carried wounded men back to the Australian lines. He was returning with a third wounded man when he was hit in the back by machine gun fire and killed instantly. (Source: )

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Location: Pozieres Miltary Cemetery, nr Pozieres, The Somme, France.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
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