Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford VC

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Reference WMO/276534

Address:

15 Cathedral Close

Exeter

Exeter

EX1 1HS

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Blue Plaque commemorating Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford VC unveiled by the Submariners Association on 24 September 2016 at 15 Cathedral Close, the Cathedral School, where he was born.
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Submariners Association / Lieutenant / Richard Douglas Sandford / VC Royal Navy / Was born near here. / Awarded the VC for his actions in / command of Submarine C.3 during / the hazardous Zeebrugge Raid on the / 22nd April 1918. He skilfully placed / his vessel in between the piles of the / viaduct before lighting the fuse / and abandoning her, aware that / if they were not rescued they / would al be killed by / the force of the / explosion.

Lieut Richard Douglas Sandford VC

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