Basic Details
Surname
Vinter
Forenames
R B W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Robert Bagster Wilson
Served or died
Died
Honours
Military Cross
Notes
Commenced service (following acceptance into College but prior to matriculation) on the 3rd February 1915. Second Lieutenant of the 6th Worcestershire Regiment. Served in France in 1915 and 1916. Awarded the M.C., 28 July 1916:' For conspicuous gallantry during an attack on an enemy crater. He led his men to within twenty yards of the crater. Here the attack was held up by intense fire. But with half a dozen men he made good further ground and continued to bomb effectively' (‘Supplement to The London Gazette’, 27 July 1916). Killed in action near Les Boeufs on October 31 1916 and also listed on the Thiepval Memorial.
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Les Boeufs, Flers, Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
31