Open AccessKrygsheldelWar Heroes LT A.W. BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR - DIE KLEIN MANNETJIE MET DIE LEEUEMOED
Author(s) -
W. Kroukamp
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia militaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9682
pISSN - 2224-0020
DOI - 10.5787/14-1-532
Subject(s) - die (integrated circuit) , theology , art , law , history , philosophy , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering
Many millions of words have been written about heroes and many more will be written in the future, but this article about the late Captain Andrew Weatherby Beauchamp-Proctor, VC., 050., MC.(Bar), OFC., is special because he was the only South African among nineteen pilots to win the Victoria Cross during the First World War and this little man of 5 feet 2 inches had the guts of a lion - he was determined and courageous in the air - absolutely fearless