Horace Waller

Who was Horace Waller?

Horace Waller VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for "gallantry in the face of the enemy" awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Waller was born to John Edward and Esther Waller, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire.

As a 20 year-old private in the 10th Service Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War, Waller was awarded a Victoria Cross for his valiant actions on 10 April 1917 south of Heninel, France. During the day, Waller continued for more than an hour to throw bombs and held off enemy attack. In the evening the enemy again counter-attacked and eventually killed Waller.

He is buried at Cojeul British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France.