First Canadian to Win Victoria Cross -
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Norfolk12
N 53° 23.910 W 002° 58.404
30U E 501768 N 5916602
First Man to be awarded the Victoria Cross while serving with a CANADIAN REGIMENT under British Command during the South African War.
Waymark Code: WM5423
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/07/2008
Views: 18
Within this cemetery lies
SERGEANT A.H.L.RICHARDSON V.C
of Lord Strathcona's Horse
( Royal Canadians)
1872 - 1932
awarded the Victoria Cross
5th July 1900
at Wolwespruit, South Africa.
the First Man to be awarded the Victoria Cross
while serving with
a CANADIAN unit
under British Command .
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 07/05/1900
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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