First World War hero to be honoured with memorial in France
A sapper described as the bravest soldier of the First World War – and who gave his life on the Western Front – is to be honoured with a memorial in France after campaigners raised £24,000.
Sapper William Hackett was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross by George V but for 94 years his body has laid unmarked in No Mens Land.
Now a memorial is to be built in Givenchy in Northern France on the spot where Sapper Hackett died after a campaign led by a number of prominent historians and military leaders raised the required funds.
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Sapper William Hackett was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross by George V but for 94 years his body has laid unmarked in No Mens Land.
Now a memorial is to be built in Givenchy in Northern France on the spot where Sapper Hackett died after a campaign led by a number of prominent historians and military leaders raised the required funds.