World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Private in C Company, of the 1st Battalion, 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, British Army. During heavy bombardment and attack on British trenches at Méaulte, France, on June 3, 1816, a man carrying an important message to his commanding officer was half buried and rendered unconscious by a shell. Private Chafer at once grasping the situation, on his own initiative, took the message from the man's pocket and although severely wounded, choking and blinded by gas, ran along the ruined parapet under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. He just succeeded in delivering the message before he collapsed from the effects of his wounds. For most prestigious gallantry, he was later awarded the Victoria Cross. He survived his wounds and after the war, he was a poultry farmer before taking a job with the Ministry of Labor and National Service.
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Private in C Company, of the 1st Battalion, 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, British Army. During heavy bombardment and attack on British trenches at Méaulte, France, on June 3, 1816, a man carrying an important message to his commanding officer was half buried and rendered unconscious by a shell. Private Chafer at once grasping the situation, on his own initiative, took the message from the man's pocket and although severely wounded, choking and blinded by gas, ran along the ruined parapet under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. He just succeeded in delivering the message before he collapsed from the effects of his wounds. For most prestigious gallantry, he was later awarded the Victoria Cross. He survived his wounds and after the war, he was a poultry farmer before taking a job with the Ministry of Labor and National Service.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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