Person    | Male  Born 28/11/1893  Died 22/3/1918

Herbert Columbine, VC

Countries: France

War dead, WW1 i

Commemorated on a memorial as having died in WW1.

Born Herbert George Columbine. He was a private in the 9th Squadron machine gun corps. On the 22nd March 1918 at Hervilly Wood, France he took over command of a Vickers gun and fired it at the enemy for four hours. Eventually, a low-flying aircraft managed to gain access to his trench and he was killed by a bomb. For his deeds he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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