Thomas Barratt (VC) explained

Thomas Barratt
Birth Date:1895 5, df=y
Birth Place:Coseley, Staffordshire, England
Death Place:Ypres Salient, near Ypres, Belgium
Placeofburial:Essex Farm Cemetery, Boezinge
Serviceyears:1911–1917
Rank:Private
Branch: British Army
Unit:The South Staffordshire Regiment
Battles:World War I
Awards:Victoria Cross

Thomas Barratt VC (5 May 1895 – 27 July 1917) 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.

Barratt was born on 5 May 1895 to James and Sarah Ann Barratt.[1]

He was 22 years old, and a private in the 7th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when he performed the act for which he was awarded the VC and which led to his death on 27 July 1917 north of Ypres, Belgium

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

He was commemorated in Tipton by a block of flats being named Barratt Court. When these flats were renovated the plaque erected in his memory went missing. A replacement plaque was unveiled at a ceremony in May 2012.[2]

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  1. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/159052 Barratt, Thomas
  2. News: New plaque honours Victoria Cross hero . . 9 February 2012 . 11 February 2012.