Watch List notes:

A Great War Passchendaele V.C. Action Pair and Memorial Plaque awarded to Private George Brightwell, 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, who was killed in action at Malakhoff Farm, Hargicourt, on 26 August 1917. On the same date, and at the same location, Private Sidney Day, also of the 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, earned his Victoria Cross, comprising: British War & Victory Medals (23741 Pte. G. Brightwell. Suff. R.); Memorial Plaque (George Brightwell); Pair loose, toned, light scuffs, about extremely fine (3). Private Edwin George Brightwell (known always as George) was born c.1894, the son of Mrs Agnes Sharp, of Grovener [sic] yard, High Street, Newmarket. Joining the Suffolk Regiment for Great War service, he served with several battalions of the regiment, finally serving with the 11th Battalion at the time of his death on 26 August 1917. Given his battalion, and the date and place of his death at Hargicourt, it would appear that he was present during the brutal trench fighting at Malakhoff Farm. In turn, he was therefore was amongst the same group of soldiers as Sidney Day when he earned his V.C. by swiftly picking up and returning a live German stick grenade (or bomb), saving the lives of several comrades in his trench. Private Brightwell is remembered at the Hargicourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.