| Ernest Albert Egerton |
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| 1897 births | |
| egerton, ernest albert | |
| 1966 deaths | |
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| british world war i victoria cross recipients | |
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He was 19 years old, and a Corporal in the 16th Bn., The Sherwood Foresters (The Nottinghamshire And Derbyshire Regiment) , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 20 September 1917 south-east of Ypres , Belgium , during an attack, visibility was bad owing to fog and smoke. As a result the two leading waves of the attack passed over certain hostile dug-outs without clearing them and enemy rifles and machine-guns from these dug-outs were inflicting severe casualties. Corporal Egerton at once responded to a call for volunteers to help in clearing up the situation and he dashed for the dug-outs under heavy fire at short range. He shot a rifleman, a bomber and a gunner, by which time support had arrived and 29 of the enemy surrendered. He later achieved the rank of Sergeant . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Sherwood Foresters Museum ''(The Castle, Nottingham, England)''. REFERENCES
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