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colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%; background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div style="display:inline-block" class="fn">Arthur Drummond Borton</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Arthur_Borton_VC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Arthur_Borton_VC.jpg/220px-Arthur_Borton_VC.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/Arthur_Borton_VC.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="334" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1883-07-01</span>)</span>1 July 1883<br /><a href="/wiki/Cheveney" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheveney">Cheveney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">5 January 1933<span style="display:none">(1933-01-05)</span> (aged 49)<br /><a href="/wiki/Southwold,_Suffolk" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwold, Suffolk">Southwold, Suffolk</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Buried</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label">Hunton Parish Burial Ground, <a href="/wiki/Hunton,_Kent" title="Hunton, Kent">Hunton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maidstone" title="Maidstone">Maidstone</a>, Kent</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" 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(grandfather)<br />Air Vice Marshal <a href="/wiki/Amyas_Borton" title="Amyas Borton">Amyas Borton</a> (brother)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lieutenant Colonel</a> <b>Arthur Drummond Borton</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">VC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George">CMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span> (1 July 1883 – 5 January 1933) was an English recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> forces. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Borton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Borton was born at <a href="/wiki/Cheveney" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheveney">Cheveney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> to British officer Arthur Close Borton, the eldest son of <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Borton_(British_Army_general)" title="Arthur Borton (British Army general)">Sir Arthur Borton</a> and Adelaide Beatrice Drummond, a grandchild of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kaye_Greville" title="Robert Kaye Greville">Robert Kaye Greville</a>. Borton was educated at <a href="/wiki/Eton_College" title="Eton College">Eton College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst" title="Royal Military College, Sandhurst">Sandhurst</a>, before being commissioned into the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Rifle_Corps" title="King's Royal Rifle Corps">King's Royal Rifle Corps</a> in 1902 with whom he served in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>. In 1908 he left the Army as unfit for general service.<sup id="cite_ref-Times46335_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times46335-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the start of the First World War, Borton was fruit farming in the United States. He returned to England and re-joined The King's Royal Rifles in 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-Times46335_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times46335-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After further service with the regiment he became an observer with The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> in France, where he broke his neck in three places when his aircraft crashed and was declared unfit. Despite this he went to <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli_campaign" title="Gallipoli campaign">Gallipoli</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_commander" title="Lieutenant commander">lieutenant commander</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve">Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve</a>, where he won the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> serving with the RNAS Armoured Cars.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Borton was appointed Second-in-Command of the 2nd/22nd London Regiment (The Queen's) in June 1916, serving in France and Palestine. </p><p>He was a 34-year-old <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonel</a> in the 2/22nd (County of London) Battalion, the <a href="/wiki/London_Regiment_(1908%E2%80%931938)" title="London Regiment (1908–1938)">London Regiment</a>, British Army, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. </p><p>On 7 November 1917 at <a href="/wiki/Palestine_(region)" title="Palestine (region)">Palestine</a>, Borton deployed his battalion for attack and at dawn led his companies against a strongly held position. When the leading waves were checked by withering fire, he moved freely up and down the line under heavy fire and then led his men forward, capturing the position. At a later stage he led a party of volunteers against a battery of field-guns in action at point-blank range, capturing the guns and the detachments. His fearless leadership was an example to the whole brigade.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He died on 5 January 1933 at <a href="/wiki/Southwold" title="Southwold">Southwold</a> in Suffolk, aged 49.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Museum, <a href="/wiki/Clandon_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Clandon Park">Clandon Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guildford" title="Guildford">Guildford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-QRS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QRS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Borton's younger brother was Air Vice Marshal <a href="/wiki/Amyas_Borton" title="Amyas Borton">Amyas Borton</a>. He married Lorna Lockhart in 1915.<sup id="cite_ref-Times46335_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times46335-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours_and_awards">Honours and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Borton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Honours and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/40px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/60px-Dso-ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/80px-Dso-ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Distinguished Service Order">Companion of the Distinguished Service Order</a> (DSO)<sup id="cite_ref-QRS_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QRS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1915 as an officer in the RNVR </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_South_Africa_Medal_1899-1902_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Queens_South_Africa_Medal_1899-1902_ribbon.png/40px-Queens_South_Africa_Medal_1899-1902_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Queens_South_Africa_Medal_1899-1902_ribbon.png/60px-Queens_South_Africa_Medal_1899-1902_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Queens_South_Africa_Medal_1899-1902_ribbon.png/80px-Queens_South_Africa_Medal_1899-1902_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_South_Africa_Medal" title="Queen's South Africa Medal">Queen's South Africa Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-QRS_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QRS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>with three bars </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1914_Star_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/1914_Star_BAR.svg/40px-1914_Star_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/World_War_I_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg/80px-World_War_I_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victory_Medal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Victory Medal (United Kingdom)">Victory Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-QRS_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QRS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EGY_Order_of_the_Nile_-_Knight_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/EGY_Order_of_the_Nile_-_Knight_BAR.png/40px-EGY_Order_of_the_Nile_-_Knight_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/EGY_Order_of_the_Nile_-_Knight_BAR.png/60px-EGY_Order_of_the_Nile_-_Knight_BAR.png 1.5x, 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.reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Times46335-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Times46335_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Times46335_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Times46335_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1">"Lieut.-Colonel Borton, VC – A Born Leader of Men". Obituaries. <i>The Times</i>. No. 46335. London. 6 January 1933. col B, p. 14.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times&rft.atitle=Lieut.-Colonel+Borton%2C+VC+%E2%80%93+A+Born+Leader+of+Men&rft.issue=46335&rft.pages=col+B%2C+p.-14&rft.date=1933-01-06&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AArthur+Borton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.naval-history.net/WW1Battle1503Dardanelles5.htm">DSO information</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette30433" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30433/supplement/13221">"No. 30433"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i> (Supplement). 14 December 1917. p. 13221.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+30433&rft.pages=13221&rft.date=1917-12-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F30433%2Fsupplement%2F13221&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AArthur+Borton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Birmingham Daily Gazette, 6 January 1933. p. 1.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-QRS-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QRS_5-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010615/http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/vc/vc12.shtml">"Lt Col A D Borton"</a>. 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