Captain Richard Stannard VC RNVR
(d.1977)

Died aged unknown

Captain Richard Been Stannard, VC, DSO, RD (21 August 1902 – 22 July 1977) was a British sailor, officer in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR), and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Stannard was awarded the first VC to the RNR in the Second World War.

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Capt. Richard Stannard, V.C. (1902-1977) R.N.V.R. Hero of the evacuation of Namsos, 1940 lived here

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