Edward Warner
Private, 1st Battalion , Bedfordshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 1276 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion , Bedfordshire Regiment all Bedfordshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 1 May 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 29th June, 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 80th November, 1883 at St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Died
- 2nd May 1915 at Ypres, Belgium. (Died on from gas poisoning)
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium
- Medal held by
- the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Digest of citation
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
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
WARNER, Edward. (reg No. 1276).
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 80th 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.
Regimental Museum (Luton).
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