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| Full Name | Edward John Mott vc, dcm |
| Rank (highest) | Sergeant |
| Service Number | 9887 |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Awards | Victoria Cross, for action on 27 January 1917 For most conspicuous gallantry and initiative when in an attack, the company to which he belonged was held up at a strong point by machine gun fire. Although severely wounded in the eye, Sergeant Mott made a rush for the gun, and after a fierce struggle seized the gunner and took him prisoner, capturing the gun. It was due to the dash of the Non-Commissioned Officer that the left flank attack succeeded.[1][2][3] |
| Born | 4 July 1893 / Drayton, Berkshire[4] |
| Nationality | English 
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| Died | 20 October 1967 / Witney, Oxfordshire |
| Age | 74 |
| Resting Place | Oxford Crematorium |
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References and notes
- ↑ London Gazette, (Supplement) no. 29978, p.2451
- ↑ He was presented with his VC by King George V at Buckingham Palace on 4 April 1917. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
- ↑ The Fitzwilliam Museum. 1914 Star, Distinguished Conduct Medal & Victoria Cross awarded to Sgt. E. J. Mott, 1915-1917 Retrieved 18 September, 2014.
- ↑ Cumbria's Museum of Military Life. Sgt. Edward John Mott, VC Retrieved 18 September, 2014.
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