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1. #Carlisle crematorium book of remembrance online full#
2. #Carlisle crematorium book of remembrance online series#

“Reverend Theodore Bayley Hardy, D.S.O., M.C., T./C.F., 4th Class, Army Chaplain’s Dept”. He continually assisted in finding and carrying wounded and in guiding stretcher bearers to the aid post”. The ground on which he worked was constantly shelled and the casualties were heavy. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in tending the wounded. This was followed by the Military Cross (MC) on 17 December 1917, the citation following on 23 April 1918: With his left arm in splints, owing to a broken wrist, and under the worst weather conditions, he crawled out with patrols to within seventy yards of the enemy and remained with wounded men under heavy fire”. He then organised a party for the rescue of this man, and remained with it all night, though under rifle-fire at close range, which killed one of the party. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in volunteering to go with a rescue party for some men who had been left stuck in the mud the previous night between the enemy's outpost line and our own. “ Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy, Army Chaplain’s Dept.

#Carlisle crematorium book of remembrance online full#

The full citation was published on 7 March 1918: First he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 18 October 1917.

#Carlisle crematorium book of remembrance online series#

He carried out the following deeds for which he was awarded a series of decorations. Eventually, in August 1916, he was accepted for army service as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class and attached to 8th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment. He volunteered at once but was turned down as being too old. Hardy was aged 51 when The Great War broke out, and was vicar at Hutton Roof in the Lake District. He was married to Florence Elizabeth Hastings, who died in 1914. Hardy was born 20 October 1863 to George and Sarah Richards Hardy of Exeter and ordained in 1898. In addition to the VC, Hardy had been awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order, making him one of the most decorated non-combatants of the First World War. Theodore Bayley Hardy, VC, DSO, MC (20 October 1863 – 18 October 1918) was a Chaplain in the British Army and 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. Or you may visit the website, The Long, Long Trail, orīorder Regiment for more information here 31 b - Theodore Bayley Hardy VC DSO MC Memorial Should you wish to learn more of the lives of the Officers and Men of the Regiment you are invited to visit the nearby Cumbria Museum of Military Life, in Alma Block of Carlisle Castle. Nearby is the Book of Remembrance, a page of which is turned with reverence each Friday morning. This Memorial, within the Chapel of Remembrance in Carlisle Cathedral, lists the many battles of the Great War in which men of the Border Regiment made the Supreme Sacrifice. GRID REF: NY39887 55935 Postcode CA3 8DZ 31a - BORDER REGIMENT Memorial