Eardley VC,MM,KSLI

Eardley, Roy H.

ISBN 10: 0953012700 / ISBN 13: 9780953012701

Published by Rothley Publishing, Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom, 1997

About this Item

A biographical account of George H. Eardley a seargent in the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, who fought in Europe through WWII. Sergeant Eardley of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry won the VC for single handedly silencing three enemy machine gun posts. This copy is one of only 500 copies published and been signed by the author Roy Eardley son of George Harold Eardley VC, MM. It is in MINT condition in a MINT unclipped dustwrapper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eardley VC,MM,KSLI
• Publisher: Rothley Publishing, Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0953012700
• ISBN 13: 9780953012701
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Mint
• Dust Jacket Condition: Mint
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

George Harold Eardley VC, MM (6 May 1912 - 11 September 1991) 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. Eardley was 32 years old, and an acting sergeant in the 4th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry, British Army during the Second World War when he was awarded the VC. On 16 October 1944 east of Overloon, the Netherlands, Sergeant Eardley's platoon was ordered to clear some orchards where a strong opposition was holding up the advance, but 80 yards (73 m) away from the objective the platoon was halted by automatic fire from machine-gun posts. Sergeant Eardley spotted one of these posts and moving forward under heavy fire killed the officer at the post with a grenade. He went on to destroy two more posts single-handed, under fire so intense that it daunted those who were with him, but his action enabled the platoon to achieve its objective and thus ensured the success of the whole attack. He later achieved the rank of company sergeant-major. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London. A statue was erected in his home town of Congleton in 2004.