Reginald Judson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Reginald Judson

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1881

Place of Birth: New Zealand

Date of Death: 26-Aug-1972

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Reginald Stanley Judson, (29 September 1881 – 26 August 1972) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" given to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was awarded the VC for his actions in the Second Battle of Bapaume during the First World War. Born in Wharehine, Judson was a boiler maker when he enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force for service in the First World War.
He was severely wounded in September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
After two years of medical treatment and recovery, he returned to active duty in France in June 1918.
Prior to the Second Battle of Bapaume, he had already received the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal, with all three medals being earned in a four-week period between July and August 1918.
After the war he joined the New Zealand Staff Corps as a commissioned officer.
He retired in 1937 and performed secretarial work as well as becoming involved in local body politics.
He returned to the military during the Second World War and served on the home front.
After retiring from the military for a second time in 1946, he took up farming at Mangonui in Northland.
He died in Auckland in 1972, at the age of 90.