| 词条 | John William Harper |
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| name = John William Harper |birth_date={{Birth date|1916|8|6|df=yes}} |death_date={{Death date and age|1944|9|29|1916|8|6|df=yes}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial =Leopoldsburg War Cemetery | birth_place = Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire | death_place = Merksplas, Belgium | placeofburial_coordinates = {{coord|51|6|44.17|N|5|16|6.47|E|display=inline}} |image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png | nickname = | birth_name = | allegiance = {{UK}} | branch = {{army|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = 1939–1944 | rank = Corporal |servicenumber= 4751678 | unit = York and Lancaster Regiment | battles =World War II | battles_label = | awards = Victoria Cross }} John William Harper VC (6 August 1916 – 29 September 1944) 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. BirthJohn William Harper was born in Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 6 August 1916 to George Ernest Harper and his wife, Florence Parkin. DetailsHarper was 28 years old, and a corporal in the 4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 29 September 1944 during an assault on the Depot de Mendicite, Merksplas, Belgium, Corporal Harper led his section across 300 yards of completely exposed ground, with utter disregard for the hail of mortar bombs and small arms fire from the enemy. He was killed in the action, but the subsequent capture of the position was largely due to his self-sacrifice.[1] The medalHis Victoria Cross is held at The York & Lancaster Regiment Museum in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. MemorialsHis remains now lie at the War Cemetery at Leopoldsburg, near Limburg, Belgium, Plot No.5, Row B, Grave No.15.{{coord|51|6|44.17|N|5|16|6.47|E}} {{external media|align = |width = |image1 = Corporal Harper's name inscribed on the Hatfield Cemetery War Memorial}}His name is inscribed on the Hatfield Cemetery War Memorial.[2] References1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=36870|supp=y|pages=139–140|date=29 December 1944}} 2. ^Family history from The Isle of Axholme
External links{{external media|align = |width = |image1 = Photograph of Corporal Harper's tombstone in the Leopoldsburg War Cemetery}}
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