men injured when the company headquarters was mortared. A little over a week later, a trench tunnel collapsed trapping a number of men. Coltman organised a rescue party to dig the trapped men out. Other awards Prior to any of his decorations Coltman was Mentioned in Despatches for his work. Later life After the war, Coltman returned to Burton and took a job as a gardener with the town's Parks Department. During the Second World War he was commissioned in the Army Cadet Force in 1943 and commanded the Burton ACF; he resigned his commission in 1951. He retired in 1963 and died at Outwoods Hospital, Burton, in 1974 at the age of 82. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mark's parish church in Winshill with his wife Eleanor May ( Dolman). Legacy His medals, including his Victoria Cross, are on display at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire. At the museum there is a replica First World War trench named in honour of Coltman. Coltman House is the headquarters building of Defence Medical Services at Whittington Barracks. The Burton Army Cadet Force base and Army Reserve Centre is at Coltman House, Hawkins Lane, Burton. There is a monument to Coltman at the Memorial Gardens, Lichfield Street, Burton. The Coltman VC Peace Wood is at Mill Hill Lane, Winshill. In Tunstall a road has been named in honour of Coltman. References External links Film clip of Coltman in February 1963 from the Media Archive for Central England (MACE) 1891 births 1974 deaths People from Burton upon Trent North Staffordshire Regiment soldiers British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross Army Cadet Force officers Recipients of the Military Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross Military personnel from Staffordshire Burials in Staffordshire