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Tommy Ricketts:

A War Hero

Tommy Ricketts is a great war hero from World War I. He faced the enemy with impressive

courage, leading him to obtain the victoria cross.

Tommy was born on April15, 1901 in Middle Arm, White Bay. The son of John and Amelia

(Castle) Ricketts. He enlisted in 1916 to the Newfoundland Regiment. At this time he was only 15

years old. He had lied about his age, many other soldiers had done the same.

According to research by MacLeod and Brown (2005) Tommy Ricketts earned the Victoria Cross in

1918, during the Battle of Courtrai, towards the end of World War I. Tommy had volunteered to

clear out a German battery but during his attempt he ran out of ammunition. Deciding not to give

up, he returned to his front line. Once he obtained more bullets he was able to make a second effort

to clear out the German battery and he succeeded in their retreat.......

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