Ernest Albert EGERTON. VC

Sergeant Ernest Albert EGERTON, V.C. Ex Sherwood Foresters died 14th February 1966 aged 68. Born on the 10th February 1897 at Longton, Staffordshire. He served in both world wars. At rest in St Peter's Extended Churchyard Blythe Bridge. Commemorated on a Poppy Wreath at Blythe Bridge War Memorial, 8th November 2015.

V C Citation
On 20 September 1917 southeast 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 dugouts without clearing them and enemy rifles and machine-guns from these dugouts 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 dugouts 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. He served in the Home Guard in World War II and died on 14 February 1966.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Sherwood Foresters Museum in Nottingham Castle
http://www.egerton.org.uk/



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