Barber, Edward

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Cemetery: Le Touret Memorial

Country: France

Area: Pas De Calais

Rank: Private

Force: Army

Official Number: 15518

Unit: 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards.

Country of Service: British

Details: V C Presumed to have died on or since 12th March 1915. Age 22. Son of William and Sarah Ann Barber of Miswell Lane Tring Herts. Panel 2. An extract from "The London Gazette dated 19th April, 1915, records the following:- For most conspicuous bravery on 12th March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle. He ran speedily in front of the grenade company to which he belonged and threw bombs on the enemy with such effect that a very great number of them at once surrendered. When the grenade party reached Pte. Barber they found him quite alone and unsupported with the enemy surrendering all about him."

Photograph by David Milborrow

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