What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Lance Corporal Allan Leonard Lewis VC 6th Battalion, the Northamptonshire Regiment 28th February 1895 - 21st September 1918 Whitney-on-Wye Northern France He showed a splendid disregard of danger and his leadership was beyond all praise
L/Cpl. Allan Leonard Lewis VC was awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during World War I, leading multiple raids against German positions despite severe injuries, which ultimately led to his death in 1918.
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