Harry Wells VC (19 September 1888 – 25 September 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Wells was 27 years old, and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 25 September 1915 near Le Rutoire, Loos, France, when the platoon officer had been killed, Sergeant Wells took command and led his men forward to within 15 yards of the German wire. Nearly half the platoon were killed or wounded and the remainder were much shaken but Sergeant Wells rallied them and led them on. Finally, when very few were left, he stood up and urged them forward once again and while doing this he was killed. Further information Wells is buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, Le Rutoire, near Loos. 2 miles NW of Lens. Plot V, Row E, Grave 2. The medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Eastbourne Redoubt Museum, Eastbourne, Sussex, England. References Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) VCs of the First World War: The Western Front 1915 (Peter F. Batchelor & Christopher Matson, 1999) External links Redoubt Fortress Museum Eastbourne Redoubt Profile 1888 births 1915 deaths People from Herne Bay, Kent Royal Sussex Regiment soldiers British Army personnel of World War I British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross British military personnel killed in World War I British police officers British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross Military personnel from Kent Burials in Hauts-de-France