CAMPBELL JOCK: (1894-1942) Scottish Major General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Sidi Rezegh, south of ...

CAMPBELL JOCK: (1894-1942) Scottish Major General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Sidi Rezegh, south of Tobruk, on 21st & 22nd November 1941 during World War II. War date D.S., with his initials J. C. C., one page, oblong folio, n.p. (North Africa), January/February 1942. The partially printed document, completed in typescript, is an Army Form W.3121, in which Trooper Charles Lambert Vandermeulen of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry is recommended for an honour, the account of the action for which commended stating, in part, 'Throughout the campaign Tpr. Vandermeulen has shown courage and resource. When the German's tanks dispersed the Echelons in the area of Bir Berraneb Tpr. Vandermeulen was driving an ammunition lorry. In response to an appeal by an Officer of the Northumberland Hussars, he stopped to supply that Regiment with 2 pounder ammunition when under very heavy fire. While on his way back to rejoin his Echelon he was taken prisoner. After two days captivity with a German armoured formation he succeeded in knocking out the driver of the lorry on which he was travelling and escaped with a large amount of petrol. On rejoining his Regiment he wrote a detailed and valuable report of what he had seen which was passed to 7 Armd. Div……The information which he brought back was of considerable military value'. Countersigned by Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Grafftey-Smith (1903-1960) and also bearing the typescript signature of Neil Ritchie (1897-1983) British General of World War II who commanded the British Eighth Army in the North African Campaign from November 1941 - June 1942, and the official purple ink stamp of Claude Auchinleck (1884-1981) British Field Marshal of World War II, Commander-in-Chief Middle East Forces 1941-42. Two file holes to the upper edge, some small staple holes, light overall creasing and a few tears to the edges, G