Unrecorded VC holder.

[grandarog]

Just as interest .His brother Arthur Alfred Fagg mentioned in the Canadian Newspaper article emigrated to Canada via the USA in 1914. He had previously been a Stoker  in the Royal Navy for years rising to Petty Officer. I have added a bit of the article below.

Quote:-
"The war has brought forth many
stories, of heroism of one kind or an-
other, but It la doubtful If any of those
who have won even the coveted Victoria
Cross have more richly earned their
honour than Gunner Stuart Fagg', of the
Royal Garrlson Artillery, whose brother,
Mr. Arthur Alfred Fagg. is an employee of 8lr
John Jackboii. Mil.St Victoria. Gunner
Fagg is  the aon of Mr and Mrs Henry Fagg of
Thornton Farm. Eastry. Kent.
He la one of seven membera of his
family who are aervlng with the coloura.
S1nce earning the V.C., Gunner Fagg haa
again been wounded and haa now been
awarded the Distinguished Conduct
Medal, surely a double distinction which
will fall to few, even of the bravest."

Source:- THE DAILY COLONIST, VI CTORIA, B.C., SUNDAY, JULY 4. 1915

[ShaunJ]

He does appear on a list of wounded dated 6th January 1915 (27276 Gunner L E Fagg according to the Aberdeen Journal of 23 February 1915).

We know from his army file that he was on home service in UK from 27 December 1914 to 13 September 1915 so this wound was presumably sustained in December 1914.

[ainslie]

Would a member of an Ammunition Column be involved with actually serving the guns?  My understanding is that they brought ammo to the gun positions, but normally would be some way behind the guns.
A

[BumbleB]

Have you considered contacting the Royal Artillery Museum in Woolwich?  If they are anything at all like the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, who I have consulted on a number of occasions, then they will have staff who have a mine of information.

Just a thought 

[grandarog]

Ainsley...At the time of his Alleged VC he was a fully fledged certified Cpl Bombardia Gunner(He qualified as First Class genner some years previous . I think he was relegated to ammoe carrying when hereturned to the front after his supposed 7 wounds were treated at Harwich. Roger

[ainslie]

Fair enough.
A

[grandarog]

We all have dodgy ancestors or skeletons in the cupboard .In modern jargon his story certainly went viral .  An alleged  picture of him appeared in a Canadian Newspaper.  I dont suppose for a minute it is him .Just some poor soldier dragged into the journalistic licence . As rthe story went from paper to paper it got more and more added even on this one another award of the DCM for more supposed brave heroics .
Source :- The Daily Colonial 04-Jul-1915

 

[ShaunJ]

I've no doubt that it is his photo - presumably supplied by brother Arthur

[grandarog]

I have considered that as a possibility ,unfortunately as I don,t have a photo of him to compare we will never know if it is Stewart or not.