Raymond Griffiths (39), was so impressed with Victoria Cross winner Cpl Fred Greaves's courage during the First World War he is appealing to Chesterfield Borough Council for further recognition.

Mr Griffiths said: "Mr Greaves was an extraordinary man who was very humble and I feel he deserves lasting recognition because he represented everything that is noble and good."

Cpl Greaves, of the 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, received the Victoria Cross after his platoon was pinned down in 1917 during the First World War Battle of Passchendaele, in Belgium.

He rushed a German concrete stronghold and bombed the occupants to defeat the garrison and prevent heavier losses.

The miner, who fought at Gallipoli and The Somme, was born in Killamarsh and lived in Barlborough and Duckmanton before he died in 1973.

He was also honoured with the Cross of Jerusalem medal for helping to rescue victims of the Markham Colliery pit disaster and was a Derbyshire cycling champion.

Mr Griffiths, of Ashgate, Chesterfield, has written to Chesterfield Borough Cllr Fred Quayle, Mayor of Chesterfield, and the council agreed to look into the road naming process with Cpl Greaves in mind.

It has also agreed to place plaques on two benches near the town's war memorial in honour of Cpl Greaves and fellow VC winner William Coffey, of Chesterfield.

Cpl Greaves' daughter Hazel Greaves, of Renishaw Road, Mastin Moor, said: "I was delighted to learn how Mr Griffiths is campaigning for a road to be named after my father.

"It would be a wonderful way for him to be remembered because I'm so proud of him and he was such a lovely man."