Edward Barber
Private, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
- Register No.
- 51 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards all Grenadier Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 March 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 19th April 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 10th June 1893 at Tring, Hertfordshire
- Died
- 12th March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France. (Killed in
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- on Le Touret Memorial, France
- Medal held by
- the Guards Regimental HQ
Digest of citation
On 12 March at Neuve Chapelle, France, Private Barber ran 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 surrendered at once. When the grenade party reached Private Barber they found him alone and unsupported, with the enemy surrendering all about him. He was killeds soon afterwards
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BARBER, Edward. (Reg. No. 51).
Private 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.
London Gazetted on 19th April 1915.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Guards Regimental HQ.
Born on 10th June 1893 at Tring, Hertfordshire..
Died on 12th March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France. (Killed in action).
Memorial on Le Touret Memorial, France.
Digest of Citation reads: On 12 March at Neuve Chapelle, France, Private Barber ran 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 surrendered at once. When the grenade party reached Private Barber they found him alone and unsupported, with the enemy surrendering all about him. He was killeds soon afterwards.
action).
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