George Henry Wyatt (usually known as 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.
Early life
George Henry Wyatt was born on 5 September 1886 at Worcester, and enlisted into the Coldstream Guards, British Army on 23 November 1904 at Birmingham. He served with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment at home, and then with the 3rd Battalion, then serving in Egypt.
Transferring to the Reserves on 9 January 1909, he joined the Barnsley Borough Police. Wyatt was recalled to the Army at the outbreak of the First World War on 5 August 1914.
He was wounded again in February 1915 at Cuinchy and evacuated back to England, where he served the rest of the war, transferring to the 5th Battalion in August 1915.
Awards
- Victoria Cross
- 1914 Star and bar
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal (with mentioned in dispatches oak leaf spray)
- 1937 Coronation Medal
- 1953 Coronation Medal
- Cross of St. George (3rd class), Russia
References
Bibliography
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (South Yorkshire)
- Private George Wyatt (biography)