Christian, Harry b. January 17, 1892 d. September 2, 1974 World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Wallthwaite, England, he served as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment, British Army. On October 18, 1915, during the Battle of Loos, Private Christian was holding a crater with five or six men in front of our trenches. The Germans commenced a heavy bombardment of the position with Minenwerfer bombs, which forced he and the others to temporary withdrawal. When he found that three men were missing, Private Christian at once...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Egremont Cemetery, Egremont, Cumbria, England
b. January 17, 1892 d. September 2, 1974