serviceyears laterwork branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit image_size battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1914 -- 1918 footballer united kingdom ramicourt , france 3 october 1918 rushden , northamptonshire united kingdom the sherwood foresters 175 world war i 9 july 1887 bellicourt british cemetery lieutenant colonel bernard vann.jpg bernard vann
 bernard william vann
bernard vann

lieutenant colonel the reverend bernard william vann vc mc & bar -rrb- -lrb- 9 july 1887 -- 3 october 1918 -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 .
he was the only ordained clergyman of the church of england to win the vc in the great war as a combatant .
