Bulwell soldier who won Victoria Cross during First World War attack

A brave soldier from Bulwell was awarded the Victoria Cross after aking part in a First World War battle which was a disaster for the British Army.

Corporal James Upton was serving in the 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) during the Battle of Aubers Ridge, on the Western Front, on 9th May, 1915.

Whilst in action the heroic Cpl Upton rescued wounded soldiers while exposed to enemy rifle and artillery fire.

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