branch death_place death_date birth_place unit image_size awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
23px british army stockport , cheshire 10 september 1967 edmonton , london london regiment 125 victoria cross world war i 14 may 1895 jock lance-corporal victoria cross medal without bar.png john alexander christie
 john alexander christie
john alexander christie

john alexander christie vc -lrb- 14 may 1895 -- 10 september 1967 -rrb- was an english 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 .
christie was 22 years old , and a lance-corporal in the 1/11th -lrb- county of london -rrb- battalion , the london regiment -lrb- finsbury rifles -rrb- , british army during the first world war when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the vc .
on 21 december/22 december 1917 , at fejja , palestine , after a position had been captured , the enemy immediately made counter-attacks up the communication trenches .
lance-corporal christie , seeing what was happening , took a supply of bombs and went alone about 50 yards in the open along the communication trench and bombed the enemy .
he continued to do this in spite of heavy opposition until a block had been established .
on his way back he bombed more of the enemy who were moving up the trench .
his prompt action cleared a difficult position at a most difficult time and saved many lives .
his medal is privately held .
