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Major Robert Henry Cain VC TD (2 January 1909 – 2 May 1974) was a British Army officer who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Mar 18, 2015 · Major Robert Cain was awarded the Victoria Cross in the battle for Arnhem. He was the sole recipient, out of the five Victoria Crosses awarded during that battle, who survived.
Jan 27, 2022 · Major Robert Henry Cain was a Victoria Cross recipient, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the British Empire. That wasn’t the only thing remarkable about him.
Name: Robert Henry CAIN; D.O.B: 2nd Jan, 1909; D.O.A: 19th Sept, 1944; D.O.D: 2nd May, 1974; Award: Victoria Cross; Occupation at time of action: Temporary Major, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, attached 2nd Bn The South Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Airlanding Brigade, 1st Airborne Division; Book: The Complete History - Volume 3; Action ...
Sep 11, 2016 · Major Robert Cain was awarded the Victoria Cross in the battle for Arnhem. He was the sole recipient, out of the five Victoria Crosses awarded during that battle, who survived.
May 23, 2020 · Major Robert Cain was one of five British soldiers to earn a Victoria Cross during the Battle of Arnhem – the highest British military award. Of these five soldiers, Robert Cain is the only one who survived the Battle of Arnhem.
Jun 9, 2017 · Robert Henry Cain VC, taken at Buckingham Palace after his investiture. When a desperate push to break through to the bridge at Arnhem failed, Major Cain would become responsible for holding near Oosterbeek, west of the bridge at Arnhem until a reinforcement or an evacuation plan could be devised.
Robert H Cain VC In April 1940, shortly after the start of the Second World War, Cain was given an emergency commission into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers as a Second Lieutenant. In 1942, he was seconded to 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment before being temporarily promoted to the rank of Major in April 1943—a position he would ...
Armed only with a light infantry anti-tank weapon, he single handedly immobilised a Tiger Tank, supervised its final destruction, drove off three other tanks, inspired leadership and fearless example, and broke up repeated enemy attacks. His heroism became legendary and severely demoralised the enemy around his position.
Nov 8, 2020 · In Holland on the 19th September, 1944, Major Cain was commanding a rifle company of the South Staffordshire Regiment during the battle of Arnhem when his company was cut off from the rest of the battalion during the next six days was closely engaged with enemy tanks, self-propelled guns and infantry.
