# John Schofield (VC)

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{{Short description|English Victoria Cross recipient (1892-1918)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=John Schofield
|honorific_suffix=
|birth_date={{birth date|df=y|1892|3|4}}
|death_date={{death date and age|df=y|1918|4|9|1892|3|4}}
|birth_place=[Blackburn](/source/Blackburn), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), England
|death_place=[Givenchy](/source/Givenchy), France
|burial_place=Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France
|image=Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png
|image_size=125
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}}
|service_years=
|rank=[Second Lieutenant](/source/Second_lieutenant)
|branch={{army|United Kingdom}}
|commands=
|unit=[Army Service Corps](/source/Royal_Army_Service_Corps)<br>[Lancashire Fusiliers](/source/Lancashire_Fusiliers)
|battles=[World War I](/source/World_War_I){{KIA}}
|awards=[Victoria Cross](/source/Victoria_Cross)
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Second Lieutenant '''John Schofield''' [VC](/source/Victoria_Cross) (4 March 1892 &ndash; 9 April 1918) was an [English](/source/England) recipient of the [Victoria Cross](/source/Victoria_Cross), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [British](/source/United_Kingdom) and [Commonwealth](/source/Commonwealth_of_Nations) forces.

Before joining up, he attended [Arnold School](/source/Arnold_School) in [Blackpool](/source/Blackpool).{{sfn|Gliddon|2013|p=159}} Numerous memorials to his actions during the war can be found in the school's foyer and a plaque commemorating his VC can be found outside the school's memorial hall, inside of which the names of all the fallen old boys can be found.{{sfn|Gliddon|2013|pp=159–160}}

He was 26 years old, and a [temporary](/source/Temporary_gentlemen) [second lieutenant](/source/second_lieutenant) in the 2/5th Battalion, [Lancashire Fusiliers](/source/Lancashire_Fusiliers), [British Army](/source/British_Army) during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

{{Quote|On 9&nbsp;April 1918 at [Givenchy](/source/Givenchy), [France](/source/France), Second Lieutenant Schofield led a party of nine men against a strong-point and was attacked by about 100 of the enemy, but his skillful use of men and weapons resulted in the taking of 20 prisoners. This officer, having made his party up to ten, then proceeded towards the front line, where he met large numbers of the enemy, on whom his party opened fire. He climbed on the parapet under point-blank machine-gun fire and by his fearless demeanor forced the enemy to surrender. As a result 123 of them, including several officers, were captured. He himself was killed a few minutes later.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30770|date=25 June 1918 |page=7618|supp=y }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/280580 CWGC entry]</ref>}}

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [Fusilier Museum](/source/Fusilier_Museum), Bury, England.{{sfn|Gliddon|2013|p=160}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[The Four Blackburn VC's](/source/The_Four_Blackburn_VC's) (HL Kirby and RR Walsh)
*[Monuments to Courage](/source/Monuments_to_Courage) (David Harvey, 1999)
*[The Register of the Victoria Cross](/source/The_Register_of_the_Victoria_Cross) (This England, 1997)
*{{cite book|first=Gerald|last=Gliddon|year=2013|title=Spring Offensive 1918|series=[VCs of the First World War](/source/VCs_of_the_First_World_War)|location=[Stroud](/source/Stroud), [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire)|publisher=[The History Press](/source/The_History_Press)|isbn=978-0-7524-8730-4}}

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