branch death_place death_date birth_place unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
23px british army tiverton 20 july 1945 -lrb- aged 62 -rrb- tiverton , devon the somerset light infantry victoria cross world war i 8 december 1882 tiverton cemetery private victoria cross medal without bar.png thomas henry sage
 thomas henry sage
thomas henry sage

thomas henry sage vc -lrb- 8 december 1882 -- 20 july 1945 -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 34 years old , and a private in the 8th battalion , the somerset light infantry -lrb- prince albert 's -rrb- , british army during the first world war when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the vc .
on 4 october 1917 at tower hamlets spur , east of ypres , belgium , private sage was in a shell-hole with eight other men , one of whom was shot while throwing a bomb which fell back into the shell-hole .
private sage , with great presence of mind , immediately threw himself on it , and so saved the lives of several of his comrades , although he himself was severely wounded .
