Question: Facts: - battles: world war i - death date: 22 november 1947 -lrb- aged 54 -rrb- - rank: corporal - placeofburial: christchurch churchyard , frome - awards: victoria cross cross of st. george -lrb- russia -rrb- - birth date: 28 july 1893 - unit: grenadier guards - name: wilfred dolby fuller - branch: 23px british army - laterwork: somerset constabulary - image: wilfred dolby fuller.jpg - death place: frome , somerset - birth place: greasley , nottinghamshire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wilfred dolby fuller .
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wilfred dolby fuller vc -lrb- 28 july 1893 -- 22 november 1947 -rrb- 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 .fuller was born in greasley , nottinghamshire .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 .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 -lrb- nearly 50 -rrb- seeing no means of evading his bombs , all surrendered to him .lance-corporal fuller was quite alone at the time .he received his victoria cross from king george v at buckingham palace on 4 june 1915 .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 .