Richard Douglas Sandford

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Richard Douglas Sandford, V.C., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Sandford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 October, 1913.[1]

Sandford was appointed in command of the submarine W 1 on 13 November, 1914.[2]

Sandford received the Victoria Cross for his role in commanding the explosives-laden submarine C 3 as a mobile demolition charge to destroy a viaduct allowing the Mole at Zeebrugge to communicate to the port.

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Bibliography

Service Records

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 68b.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 304.