Nostalgia Extra: Arthur rescued four men while under fire-he said he was just doing his duty; HEROIC TALE OF COVENTRY'S ONLY GREAT WAR VICTORIA CROSS WINNER NINETY years ago, the British Army was locked into one of the biggest battles of the First World War - the Third Battle of Ypres, popularly known as the Battle of Passchendaele.(News)

From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) | Date: September 8, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Chris Holland

HEROIC TALE OF COVENTRY'S ONLY GREAT WAR VICTORIA CROSS WINNER NINETY years ago, the British Army was locked into one of the biggest battles of the First World War - the Third Battle of Ypres, popularly known as the Battle of Passchendaele. It was the battle in which Private Arthur Hutt was to become the only Coventry-born man to win the Victoria Cross in the First World War. The acts of sustained heroism and leadership for which Arthur Hutt was awa...

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