Thomas Edward Rendle

For the chess player of the same name see Thomas Rendle

Thomas Edward Rendle VC (December 14, 1884 - June 1, 1946) 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

He was 29 years old, and a Bandsman in the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 20 November 1914 near Wulverghem, Belgium, Bandsman Rendle attended to the wounded under very heavy rifle and shell fire and rescued men from the trenches in which they had been buried from the blowing in of the parapets by the fire of the enemy's heavy howitzers.

Further information

He later achieved the rank of sergeant.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum "(Bodmin, Cornwall, England)".

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*VCs of the First World War - 1914 (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10200160 Find-A-Grave profile for Thomas Edward Rendle]