Background
Fuller was born in Greasley, Nottinghamshire.
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Career
Lance-Corporal Fuller saw a party of the enemy trying to escape along a communication trench. He ran towards them and killed the leading man with a bomb. The remainder (nearly 50) seeing no means of evading his bombs, all surrendered to him.
Lance-Corporal Fuller was quite alone at the time.
In September of the same year, at the express wish of the Tsar of Russia, he was also decorated by the King at Sheffield with the Russian Cross of the Order of Saint George, 3rd Class. Later the same year Corporal Fuller was discharged from the Army on medical grounds and towards the end of the year joined the Somerset Constabulary.
He served at Milverton, Ilminster, Clevedon, Nunney and finally Frome where he performed his duties from Rodden Road police station. He retired from the police service on medical grounds in 1939 and took up residence in Frome.
Wilfred and Helena had two daughters and a later adopted a son.
He died aged 54 and lies buried at ChristChurch, Frome, Somerset.
Achievements
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When he was 21 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British Army during the First World War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his acts on 12 March 1915 at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, France. He received his Victoria Cross from King George V at Buckingham Palace on 4 June 1915. His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Grenadier Guards Regimental Headquarters in Wellington Barracks, Chelsea, London.
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Born
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United Kingdom
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour 'in the face of the enemy' to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour 'in the face of the enemy' to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.