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Ryder, Robert Edward Dudley |
| Date of birth: | February 16th, 1908 (India)
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June 29th, 1986 (Yaght "Watchdog", off Guernsey)
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British |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Commander
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Royal Navy
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Awarded on:
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July 14th, 1942
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Awarded for:
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Operation Chariot
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At the attack on Saint Nazaire in France March 28, 1942, Commander Ryder was the leader of the British Navy unit which carried out the attack. After the task, the destruction of a floating dock, which had been successfully carried out, Ryder stays behind to coordinate the retreat of his unit. When he thought that all the wounded and killed men were evacuated, he jumped as a last in the gunboat (MGB.314) and could, in spite of violently hostile fire, reach the safe waters.
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Details:
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Robert Edward Ryder's Victoria Cross is publickly displayed at the Imperial War Museum in London, Great Britain.
Robert Edward Ryder, Headington Crematorium, Oxford, Great Britain.
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MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
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Rank:
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Commander
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Unit:
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Combined Operations HQ
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Awarded on:
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October 2nd, 1942
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Action:
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Operation Jubilee (Dieppe)
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MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
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Rank:
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Commander
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Unit:
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Commander HMS Opportune
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Awarded on:
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November 14th, 1944
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Action:
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Operation Neptune (D-Day)
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