Ernest Albert Egerton
Corporal, 16th Battalion. Sherwood Foresters. (Notts and Derby Regiment.)
- Register No.
- 376 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- 16th Battalion. Sherwood Foresters. (Notts and Derby Regiment.) all Sherwood Foresters VCs →
- Date of action
- 20 September 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 26th November 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 10th November 1897 at Longton, Staffordshire
- Died
- 14th February 1966 at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Memorial / grave
- at Forsbrook , Stoke-on-Trent
- Medal held by
- the Sherwood Forester's Museum, Nottingham
Digest of citation
On 20th September 1917 south-east of Ypres, Belgium, during an attack, visibility was bad owing to a fog and smoke. As a result the two leading waves of the attack passed over certain hostile dug-outs without clearing them and enemy rifles and machine guns from these dug-outs 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 dug-outs 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
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
EGERTON, Ernest Albert. (reg No. 376).
Corporal. 16th Battalion. Sherwood Foresters. (Notts and Derby Regiment.)
London Gazetted on 26th November 1917 VC Medal's Custodian is the Sherwood Forester's Museum, Nottingham Castle, Nottingham..
Born on 10th November 1897 at Longton, Staffordshire.
Died on 14th February 1966 at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Memorial on grave at Forsbrook , Stoke-on-Trent.
Digest of Citation reads: On 20th September 1917 south-east of Ypres, Belgium, during an attack, visibility was bad owing to a fog and smoke. As a result the two leading waves of the attack passed over certain hostile dug-outs without clearing them and enemy rifles and machine guns from these dug-outs 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 dug-outs 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.
From Alf's photographs
Cpl. E.A. Egerton Medals (Nottingham Castle Museum) (gallery)
Castle, Nottingham..
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Forsbrook , Stoke-on-Trent
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