WEARNE, Frank Bernard
Second Lieutenant, 3rd Btn, The Essex Regiment att'd 11th Btn.
London Gazetted on 2 August 1917.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Lord Ashcroft Collection.
Born on 1st March 1894 at Kensington, London.
Died on 28th June 1917 at Loos, France.
Named on the Loos Memorial.
Digest of Citation reads:
On 28th June 1917 east of Loos, France, Second Lieutenant Wearne, commanding a small party in a raid on the enemy's trenches, had gained his objective in the face of fierce opposition and managed to maintain his position against repeated counter-attacks. Then, realising that if the left flank was lost his men would have to give way, he leaped on to the parapet and followed by his left section, ran along the the top of the trench firing and throwing bombs. While doing this he was severly wounded, but continued directing operations until he received two more wounds, the second mortal.