He received a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery when fighting at Neuve Chappelle. He is also honoured in Nottingham Road Cemetery on his mothers gravestone, which was raised by his fellow Sherwood forester former soldiers after his mothers death on the 1st March 1937
Service No: 6016
Age: 32
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 1st Bn.
Honors: V C
He received a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery when fighting at Neuve Chappelle. He is also honoured in Nottingham Road Cemetery on his mothers gravestone, which was raised by his fellow Sherwood forester former soldiers after his mothers death on the 1st March 1937
Service No: 6016
Age: 32
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 1st Bn.
Honors: V C
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