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Edgar Kinghorn Myles
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Born (1894-07-29)29 July 1894
East Ham, Essex, England
Died 31 January 1977(1977-01-31) (aged 82)
Bishopsteignton, Devon, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1914–1928
1939–1940
Rank Captain
Service number 9311
Unit Welsh Regiment
Worcestershire Regiment
King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Battles/wars First World War
Second World War
Awards Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches

Captain Edgar Kinghorn Myles, VC, DSO (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:

2nd Lt Edgar Kinghorn Myles, Welsh R. For most conspicuous bravery. He went out alone on several occasions in front of our advance trenches, and, under heavy rifle fire and at great personal risk, assisted wounded men lying in the open. On one occasion he carried in a wounded officer to a place of safety under circumstances of great danger.

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.

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