caption laterwork branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
lieutenant charles bonner c. 1917 marine salvage expert united kingdom 07 february 1951 edinburgh , scotland shuttington , warwickshire united kingdom dunraven 6 victoria cross distinguished service cross first world war 29 december 1884 captain charles george bonner vc iwm hu 44982.jpg charles george bonner
 charles george bonner
charles george bonner

charles george bonner -lrb- 29 december 1884 -- 7 february 1951 -rrb- was an english recipient of the victoria cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .
he was 32 years old , and a lieutenant in the royal naval reserve during the first world war when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the vc .
on 8 august 1917 in the bay of biscay , atlantic , lieutenant bonner was with -lrb- one of the ` q ' or ` mystery ' ships playing the part of an unobservant merchantman -rrb- when she was shelled by an enemy submarine .
the lieutenant was in the thick of the fighting and throughout the whole of the action his pluck and determination had a considerable influence on the crew .
ernest herbert pitcher was also awarded the victoria cross in this action .
he later achieved the rank of captain in the merchant navy .
