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- Allan_Ker abstract "Major Allan Ebenezer Ker VC (5 March 1883 – 12 September 1958) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 35 years old, and a lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, British Army, attached 61st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On 21 March 1918 near St. Quentin, France, when the enemy had penetrated the British line, Lieutenant Ker, with one Vickers gun, succeeded in holding up the attack, inflicting many casualties. He then stayed at his post with a sergeant and several men who had been badly wounded, beating off bayonet attacks with revolvers, the Vickers gun having been destroyed. Although exhausted from want of food and gas poisoning, as well as from fighting and attending to the wounded, Lieutenant Ker only surrendered when all his ammunition was spent and the position overrun - he had managed to hold 500 of the enemy off for three hours.He later achieved the rank of major. Anthony Powell later used him as the inspiration for the character of Colonel Finn in his novels The Soldier's Art (1966) and The Military Philosophers (1968).".
- Allan_Ker award Victoria_Cross.
- Allan_Ker battle World_War_I.
- Allan_Ker birthDate "1883-03-05".
- Allan_Ker birthPlace Edinburgh.
- Allan_Ker birthPlace Scotland.
- Allan_Ker birthYear "1883".
- Allan_Ker deathDate "1958-09-12".
- Allan_Ker deathPlace England.
- Allan_Ker deathPlace Hampstead.
- Allan_Ker deathYear "1958".
- Allan_Ker militaryBranch British_Army.
- Allan_Ker militaryUnit Gordon_Highlanders.
- Allan_Ker thumbnail Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg?width=300.
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- Allan_Ker dateOfBirth "1883-03-05".
- Allan_Ker dateOfDeath "1958-09-12".
- Allan_Ker deathDate "1958-09-12".
- Allan_Ker deathPlace England.
- Allan_Ker deathPlace Hampstead.
- Allan_Ker name "Allan Ker".
- Allan_Ker name "Ker, Allan Ebenezer".
- Allan_Ker placeOfBirth Edinburgh.
- Allan_Ker placeOfBirth Scotland.
- Allan_Ker placeOfDeath England.
- Allan_Ker placeOfDeath Hampstead.
- Allan_Ker placeofburial "West Hampstead Cemetery".
- Allan_Ker rank Major.
- Allan_Ker shortDescription "Recipient of the Victoria Cross".
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- Allan_Ker description "Recipient of the Victoria Cross".
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- Allan_Ker comment "Major Allan Ebenezer Ker VC (5 March 1883 – 12 September 1958) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 35 years old, and a lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, British Army, attached 61st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On 21 March 1918 near St. ".
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- Allan_Ker depiction Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg.
- Allan_Ker givenName "Allan Ebenezer".
- Allan_Ker isPrimaryTopicOf Allan_Ker.
- Allan_Ker name "Allan Ebenezer Ker".
- Allan_Ker name "Allan Ker".
- Allan_Ker name "Ker, Allan Ebenezer".
- Allan_Ker surname "Ker".
