World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. He received the award from British King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, England in July 1917 for his actions as a private in the 15th Battalion of The Durham Light Infantry, British Army on May 5, 1917 at the Battle of Arras in France during World War I. Born in Durham, County Durham, England, his father was a grocer who moved the family to Kimblesworth in County Durham where he received his primary education. During the Second Boer War (1899 to 1902) in South Africa, he enlisted as a private in the British Army and served as a stretcher bearer. Following his discharge, he transferred to the British Army Reserve and worked as a miner near his home. Shortly after the outbreak of World War I in July 1914, he reenlisted in the Durham Light Infantry and in June 1915 he was sent to the Western Front in France where his unit engaged in long, tedious trench warfare. It was at the Battle of Arras, near Fontaine-les-Croisilles, France, on May 6, 1917 that he rescued a wounded British soldier who had been stranded in a shell hole for four days. Following the end of World War I, he returned to England and continued working as a miner. He died at Craighead, County Durham, England from the effects of mining at the age of 58. His Victoria Cross citation reads: "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. When the Battalion was holding a block in the line a wounded man was observed about 2 p.m. in a shell hole some sixty yards in advance of our block and about forty yards from the enemy line. He was making signals of distress and holding up an empty water bottle. Owing to snipers and machine gun fire it was impossible, during daylight, to send out a stretcher party. But Pte. Heaviside at once volunteered to carry water and food to the wounded man, despite the enemy fire. This he succeeded in doing, and found the man to be badly wounded and nearly demented with thirst. He had lain out for four days and three nights, and the arrival of the water undoubtedly saved his life. Pte. Heaviside, who is a stretcher bearer, succeeded the same evening, with the assistance of two comrades, in rescuing the wounded man." In addition to the Victoria Cross, he also received the Queen's South Africa Medal, the King's South Africa Medal, the 1919-15 Star, the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the King George VI Coronation Medal. His Victoria Cross and other medals are on display in the Dunham Light Infantry Museum and Art Gallery at Aykley Heads in Dunham, England.