John Henry Carless blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Carless Street formerly Oxford Street was renamed in 1923 to the memory of John Henry Carless, awarded a posthumous VC for gallantry in action at sea on 17th November 1917 Recorded plaque organisation: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.

John Henry Carless was a British sailor who received a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery during an engagement at sea in World War I on November 17, 1917. His valor and sacrifice are commemorated by the renaming of Carless Street in his honor.