Charles William Train

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William Train VC (21 September 1890-28 March 1965) 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 27 years old, and a Corporal in the 2/14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Scottish), British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 8 December 1917 at Ein Kerem, near Jerusalem, in Ottoman controlled Palestine, when his company was unexpectedly engaged at close range by a party of the enemy with two machine-guns and brought to a standstill, Corporal Train on his own initiative rushed forward and engaged the enemy with rifle grenades and succeeded in putting some of the team out of action by a direct hit. He shot and wounded an officer and killed or wounded the remainder of the team. After this he went to the assistance of a comrade who was bombing the enemy from the front and killed one of them who was carrying the second machine-gun out of action.

He later achieved the rank of Sergeant. Grave/memorial at Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Gilpin Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Field of Honour. Normandy Section. Lot 208. Grave 3. Headstone.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the London Scottish Regiment in London, England.