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Richard Wallace Annand
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Captain Richard Wallace Annand,
Victoria Cross VC''' (
5 November 1914 –
24 December 2004) was an
England English recipient of the
Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
United Kingdom British and
Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth forces.
Details
"Dickie" Annand was 25 years old, and a
Second Lieutenant in the 2nd Bn.,
The Durham Light Infantry,
British Army during
World War II when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
:''On
15 May 1940, near the
Dijle River Dyle,
Belgium, Second Lieutenant Annand inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy with hand grenades. He was wounded, but after having his wound dressed, he made another attack on the enemy the same evening. Later, when the position became hopeless and the platoon was ordered to withdraw, Lieutenant Annand discovered that his
Batman (army) batman was wounded and missing. He returned at once to the former position and brought him back in a wheelbarrow before fainting from loss of blood.''
This was the first Victoria Cross won by the British Army in World War II.
He later achieved the rank of
Captain. Richard Annand died on
December 24,
2004.
References
*
British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997)
*
Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*
The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*
Victoria Cross Society (Victoria Cross Society, 2004)
External links
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Second Lieutenant R.W. Annand in ''The Art of War'' exhibition at the
National Archives (UK) UK National Archives
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Richard Annand
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Victoria Cross Society
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Burial location of Richard Annand (County Durham)
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Obituary in
The Daily Telegraph (28 December, 2004)
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Category:1914 births Annand, Richard Wallace
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Category:British World War II Victoria Cross recipients Annand, Richard Wallace
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