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Pte. Edward Barber VC
British Army 1st Btn. Grenadier Guards
from:Tring, Herts
(d.12th March 1915)
Edward Barber was killed in action on the 12th of March 1915, aged 22 and is commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial in France.
he was the son of William and Sarah Ann Barber, of Miswell Lane, Tring, Herts
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 19th April, 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery on 12th March, 1915, at Neuve-Chapelle. He ran speedily 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 at once surrendered. When the grenade party reached Pte. Barber they found him quite alone and unsupported, with the enemy surrendering all about him."