William Gosling

World War I

Major William Gosling VC was an English soldier and farmer. He received the Victoria Cross for an action near Arras on 5 April 1917, when he removed and threw aside the fuze of a mortar bomb that had fallen close to his detachment and then exploded. After the First World War he farmed in Wroughton, served as a parish councillor and Royal British Legion vice-president, and later served in the Home Guard during World War II.

Victoria Cross action: Removed the fuze from a mortar bomb that fell 10 yards from the mortar.
Award presentation: Presented by King George V on 21 July 1917.
Later service: Major in the Home Guard during World War II.

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Article: William Gosling (VC) (English Wikipedia)
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