Harry Wells | |
Birth Date: | 1888 9, df=y |
Birth Place: | Herne Bay, Kent |
Death Place: | Near Le Rutoire, Loos, France |
Placeofburial: | Dud Corner Cemetery |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Rank: | Sergeant |
Unit: | Royal Sussex Regiment |
Battles: | World War I |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Laterwork: | Police officer |
Harry Wells VC (19 September 1888 - 25 September 1915) 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.
Wells was 27 years old, and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Wells is buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, Le Rutoire, near Loos. 2 miles NW of Lens. Plot V, Row E, Grave 2.[1]
His VC is displayed at the Eastbourne Redoubt Museum, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.