Garth Walford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Garth Walford

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Date of Birth: 27-May-1882

Place of Birth: Frimley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1915

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Garth Neville Walford (27 May 1882 – 26 April 1915) 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. Walford was born to Colonel Neville Walford (Royal Artillery) and his wife at No 5, The Terrace in Camberley, which is now part of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
He was 32 years old and married to Elizabeth Walford.Walford was a Captain in the Royal Field Artillery, British Army during the First World War, and was awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions on 26 April 1915 at the V Beach, Gallipoli, Turkey.
After his senior officers had been killed, Walford and Charles Hotham Montagu Doughty-Wylie organised a successful attack targeted on the old fort at the top of the hill, although both men were killed in the battle.