WARNER

These medals are un-named replicas of those held by Private Edward Warner VC, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in World War 1 in 1915, where he was killed in action.

WARNER, Edward. Private. 1st Battalion , Bedfordshire Regiment.

London Gazetted on 29th June, 1915.

V.C., Medal's Custodian is the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental Museum (Luton).

Born on 8th November, 1883 at St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Died on 2nd May 1915 at Ypres, Belgium. (Died on from gas poisoning).

Memorial at Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.

Digest of Citation reads:

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