Richard Douglas Sandford
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRichard Douglas Sandford, V.C., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sandford was appointed in command of the submarine W 1 on 13 November, 1914.[1]
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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Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915) p. 304.
