Edward Warner

Edward Warner

Edward Warner VC (1880 – 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

Warner was a 31 years old Private in the 1st Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment, British Army during World War I. He was awarded the VC for the following deed:

On 1 May 1915 near Hill 60, Ypres, Belgium, a trench had been vacated by British troops after a gas attack. Acting alone, Private Warner entered it in order to prevent the enemy taking possession. Reinforcements were sent to him, but could not reach him owing to the gas. Warner then left the trench and brought up more men, by which time he was completely exhausted. The trench defense held until the enemy attack ceased. Private Warner died shortly afterwards from the effects of gas poisoning.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regimental Museum "(Luton, Bedfordshire, England)".

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*VCs of the First World War - The Western Front 1915 (Peter F. Batchelor & Christopher Matson, 1999)


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