Thomas Edward Rendle
Thomas Edward Rendle
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.
Details
He was 29 years old, and a
Bandsman
in the 1st Bn.,
The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
,
British Army
during the
First World War
when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On
20 November
1914
near
Wulverghem
,
Belgium
, Bandsman Rendle attended to the wounded under very heavy rifle and shell fire and rescued men from the trenches in which they had been buried from the blowing in of the parapets by the fire of the enemy's heavy howitzers.
Further information
He later achieved the rank of
Sergeant
.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum
(Bodmin, Cornwall, England)
.
Reference
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)
See also
External links
This page has been migrated from the
Victoria Cross Reference
with permission.
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