Edgar Myles
Captain Edgar Kinghorn Myles, (29 July 1894 – 31 January 1977) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Military career. Myles was deployed with the 8th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment, British Army, attached to 9th (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. On 9 April 1916 at Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia, during combat, Second lieutenant Myles went out alone several times in front of British advanced trenches to assist wounded men on the battlefield. While  under heavy rifle fire, and at great personal risk, he carried in a wounded officer to safety. For his service he received the Victoria Cross. The citation for his award read: Myles transferred to the King's Regiment (Liverpool) as a lieutenant in 1923 and was later promoted to captain. Myles' Victoria Cross is displayed at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum in Worcester, England.