Harry Garnet Bedford Miner
Corporal, 58th Battalion. 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Register No.
- 874 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- 58th Battalion. 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force (register: 58th Battalion, CEF) all CEF VCs →
- Date of action
- 8 August 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 26th October, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 24th June 1891 at Cedar Springs, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- in action on 8th August 1918 at Demuin, France
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- at Grouy British Cemetery, France
Digest of citation
During an attack on 8th August 1918 at Demuin, France, Corporal Miner, single-handed, rushed an enemy machine-gun post, killed all of the crew and then turned the gun on to the enemy. Along with two others, later on, he attacked another machine-gun post successfully putting the gun out of action. He then rushed, again single-handed, an enemy bombing post. Here he bayoneted two of the garrison and put the rest of the team to flight. In the performance of this act he was mortally wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MINER, Harry Garnet Bedford. (reg No. 874).
Corporal. 58th Battalion. 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force.
London Gazetted on 26th October, 1918.
Born on 24th June 1891 at Cedar Springs, Ontario, Canada.
Killed in action on 8th August 1918 at Demuin, France.
Memorial on grave at Grouy British Cemetery, France.
Digest of Citation reads: During an attack on 8th August 1918 at Demuin, France, Corporal Miner, single-handed, rushed an enemy machine-gun post, killed all of the crew and then turned the gun on to the enemy. Along with two others, later on, he attacked another machine-gun post successfully putting the gun out of action. He then rushed, again single-handed, an enemy bombing post. Here he bayoneted two of the garrison and put the rest of the team to flight. In the performance of this act he was mortally wounded.
Additional information:. Corporal Milne was the son of John and Orpha Miner of Chatham, Ontario, being educated at Highgate, Ontario He joined the Army on the 1st December 1915. He sailed for England, where he trained for six weeks, on the 25th October 1916 with the 161st Battalion, Canadian Ezpeditionary Force. He transferred, and served with, the 58th Battalion, until he was killed in action, in France. More to be added.
Additional information
Corporal Milne was the son of John and Orpha Miner of Chatham, Ontario, being educated at Highgate, Ontario He joined the Army on the 1st December 1915. He sailed for England, where he trained for six weeks, on the 25th October 1916 with the 161st Battalion, Canadian Ezpeditionary Force. He transferred, and served with, the 58th Battalion, until he was killed in action, in France. More to be added.
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