Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36605/supplement/3273. Temporary Captain Richard Wakeford (No. 174363), The Hampshire Regiment. On 13th May 1944 near Cassino, Italy, Captain Wakeford, accompanied only by his orderly and armed with a revolver, went forward and killed several of the enemy and took 20 prisoners. When attacking a hill feature the following day his company came under heavy fire, but although wounded in the face and both arms, Captain Wakeford pressed home the attack. He was wounded again, but reached the objective and consolidated the position. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36180/supplement/4227.
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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36605/supplement/3273. Temporary Captain Richard Wakeford (No. 174363), The Hampshire Regiment. On 13th May 1944 near Cassino, Italy, Captain Wakeford, accompanied only by his orderly and armed with a revolver, went forward and killed several of the enemy and took 20 prisoners. When attacking a hill feature the following day his company came under heavy fire, but although wounded in the face and both arms, Captain Wakeford pressed home the attack. He was wounded again, but reached the objective and consolidated the position. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36180/supplement/4227.