George Jarratt
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George Jarratt VC
(20 July 1891 – 3 May 1917) was an English
recipient of the Victoria Cross
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
and Commonwealth
forces.
Jarratt was awarded the VC for a deed which took place when he was 25 years old on 3 May 1917 near Pelves
, France
. He was a corporal
in the 8th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, British Army
during the First World War
.
.
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
(20 July 1891 – 3 May 1917) was an English
England
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recipient of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
United Kingdom
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and Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
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forces.
Jarratt was awarded the VC for a deed which took place when he was 25 years old on 3 May 1917 near Pelves
Pelves
Pelves is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pelves is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D33E and C4 roads, in the valley of the river Scarpe and just south of the junction of the A1 and the A26...
, France
France
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. He was a corporal
Corporal
Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
in the 8th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
during the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Citation
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Fusiliers Museum in the Tower of LondonTower of London
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.