THE life of Hove's only home-grown Victoria Cross war hero has been commemorated at his birth place.
A blue plaque was unveiled on the wall of a home in Lansdowne Place, Hove, at noon on Friday to mark the life and sacrifice of war hero Theodore Wright.
Captain Wright, who was born at the house in 1883, was killed in action at the Belgian city of Mons in September 1914 while trying to help wounded men across an exposed pontoon bridge.
A posthumous commendation by an officer of the Scots Greys said "no man earned a better Victoria Cross".
The plaque will be the first of three to be dedicated to the city's VC heroes organised by The Plaque Panel and also the last to be funded by Brighton and Hove City Council.
Plaques to fellow Victoria Cross holders Ernest Beal and Edward Mannock are scheduled to be unveiled in 2018.
Captain Wright was given full regimental and Royal British Legion honours at the ceremony with a Salvation Army trumpeter adding his mournful tones to proceedings.
The event was attended by Brighton and Hove mayor Lynda Hyde, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex Peter Field and representatives from Brighton and Hove City Council, Chichester City Council, the Diocese of Chichester, the Royal Engineers and King's African Rifles.
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