The first Cardiff man to be awarded the Victoria Cross is to be honoured with a plaque at the city's Cathays cemetery. Company Sgt Maj Frederick Barter was recognised for his "most conspicuous bravery and marked ability" during the Battle of Festubert on 16 May 1915. The 24-year-old Royal Welsh Fusilier gathered a group of eight volunteers and attacked German positions in France with bombs and hand grenades. Three German officers, 102 men and 500 yards of territory were captured. Barter, initially rejected by the army on account of his slight build, then went on to find and cut the wires on 11 enemy mines left behind for the advancing British troops. Read more http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34770955
Frederick Barter in the UK, Victoria Cross Medals, 1857-2007 Name: Frederick Barter Birth Date: 17 Jan 1891 Birth Place: 60 Daniel Street, Cathays, Cardiff, Wales Death Date: 15 May 1953 Death Place: The Saint Ann's Nursing Home, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset TD
Was this the unveiling of his commemorative paving stone for WW1 V.C. recipients, Peter? Or was it an additional commemorative plaque? It is his commemorative paving stone that is shown in the photograph on the BBC website. As C.S.M. Barker's V.C. action was on 16 May 1915 one might have expected the memorial paving stone to be unveiled on the 100th anniversary (as suggested by the Government guidelines).
