Tannochsidebear 2,314 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) A true Commonwealth Hero The Soldier pictured above is Sam Frickleton VC, Sam was Born in Slamannanan, Scotland on the 1st April 1891 He emigrated with his family to New Zealand in 1913 In 1915 he enlisted as rifleman in the 3rd Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Samuel Frickleton won his Victoria Cross during the attack at Messines on 7 June 1917. Later that same year he was presented with his VC on Ibrox Park by King George V. The RSEA The Rangers Supporters Erskine Appeal was formed in 2007 by Rangers Fans in an effort to raise £1000 for the Erskine Home for Ex Service personnel Such was the enthusiasm for the venture that it is still going strong 7 years later, with Rangers Fans working hard on a completely voluntary basis to raise over £560,000 for the Erskine Home One of the Fundraising ventures is an Annual Golf Day, named in memory of of the Scots Kiwi war hero Golfers play in teams of 4 to compete for the Sam Frickleton VC Golf Trophy Commonweath Games One Hundred years after the start of the Great War saw NZ Rugby, take to the same field that Sam Frickleton received his VC, 97 years previously. To mark the occasion the RSEA has commissioned a Quaich in Sam’s honour to present to the Kiwis The inside base is inscribed “IN MEMORY OF SAM FRICKLETON VC” on the outside it reads “PRESENTED BY THE RANGERS SUPPORTERS ERSKINE APPEAL TO THE NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS TO MARK THE OCCASION OF THEIR APPEARANCE AT IBROX STADIUM, 2014″ The RSEA presented the Quaich to MR Steve Tew of CEO of NZ Rugby All Blacks on monday 28th July 2014 to mark the occasion of the Kiwis visit to Ibrox Stadium as a tribute to a war hero who received his Victoria Cross from King George V at the stadium in 1917. NZ Rugby CEO Mr Steve Tew accepts a gift from the The Rangers Support, in memory of Sam Frickleton VC Sam's great grand-nephew Robert Jack who still resides in Slammanan first heard of the Rangers supporters tribute last month said "Our family were very moved to hear that Sam's heroic actions on Flanders Fields during the Great War are still being remembered" The RSEA rep who made the presentation to NZ Rugby, said "Steve Tew was delighted to accept the Quaich and hear that a Scottish kiwi and true commonwealth hero had his vc presented by the King on the same ground that all these years later New Zealand took on Scotland in the rugby sevens" On returning to New Zealand, Steve Tew took time to email and thank the Rangers Support for the gesture made to his team and to their War Hero and promised that the quaich would be displayed in NZ Rugby HQ He wished the RSEA every success in the future http://rsea.org.uk/golf/sam-frickleton-vc/ Edited July 31, 2014 by Zappa 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,314 Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Lifted from FF. Photos haven't copied across, perhaps someone else can copy this better, as the story deserves a wide audience IMO. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,150 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Great story - thanks for posting mate. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Lifted from FF. Photos haven't copied across, perhaps someone else can copy this better, as the story deserves a wide audience IMO. There you go mate. I've edited your OP to make it look almost exactly as the article appears on the RSEA website - http://rsea.org.uk/golf/sam-frickleton-vc/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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