PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Annand, Richard Wallace
Date of birth: November 5th, 1914 (South Shields, Durham, Great Britain)
Date of death:  December 24th, 2004
Nationality:  British
     
VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, British Army
Awarded on: September 3rd, 1940
Action: On May 15, 1940 at the river The Dyle in Belgium dealt Annand the enemy heavy loses with throwing its hand grenades. After he had looked after to its several wounds he went the same evening in attack again. When later during this attack appeared that his position was hopeless and its platoon got the task to withdraw, he discovered that the secondant was missing. Again he returned to the battle field and brought back the secondant with using a wheelbarrow. Once returned he pass out by his loss of blood.
Details: Later promoted to the rank of Captain.
 
     
1939-1945 STAR
 
     
DEFENCE MEDAL 1939-1945
 
     
WAR MEDAL 1939-1945
 
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Information source(s):   - Victoria Cross Reference
- The Register of the Victoria Cross - published by This Engeland 1997 - ISBN 0906324270
- Special thanks to Iain Stewart from The History of the Victoria Cross
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