George Harry Wyatt
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| Nickname | billy dean |
| Born | 5 September 1886 Worcester, Worcestershire |
| Died | 22 January 1964 (aged 77) Sprotborough, South Yorkshire |
| Buried at | Cadeby Chruchyard |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1904 - 1909, 1914 - 1919 |
| Rank | Lance-Sergeant |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Order of Saint George (Russia) |
| Other work | Police officer |
George Harry Wyatt VC (5 September 1886 – 22 January 1964) 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.
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Wyatt was 27 years old, and a Lance-Corporal in the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 25/26 August 1914 at Landrecies, France, part of Lance-Corporal Wyatt's battalion was hotly engaged close to some farm buildings, when the enemy set alight some straw sacks in the farmyard. The lance-corporal twice dashed out under very heavy fire from the enemy, only 25 yards (23 m) away, and extinguished the burning straw, making it possible to hold the position. Later, although wounded in the head, he continued firing until he could no longer see owing to the blood pouring down his face. The medical officer bound up his wound and ordered him to the rear, but he returned to the firing line and went on fighting.
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He later achieved the rank of Lance-Sergeant and served in the Doncaster police force from 1919 until his retirement in 1934. He is buried at Cadeby Chruchyard, near Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
[edit] References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - 1914 (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)
[edit] External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (South Yorkshire)
- Private George Wyatt (biography)
