Lieut. Richard Douglas Sandford
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Information from the Roll of Honour
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Parish
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Surname
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Initials
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Award
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Rank
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Ship or Regiment
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Place of Death
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Date of Death
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Littleham (Exmouth)
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Sandford
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Richard Douglas
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V.C.
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Lieut.
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R.N.
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Southbank
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23
November
1918
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An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
Further Information from Contributors
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RoH Ref.
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4951
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Forename
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Richard Douglas
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Surname
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Sandford
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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Father
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Ernest Grey Sandford
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Mother
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Ethel Maria (nee Poole)
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Wife
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Date of Birth
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11
May
1891
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Where Born
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Exeter, Devonshire
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Date Baptised
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4
June
1891
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Ship or Regiment
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Royal Navy, H.M. Submarine G11
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Date of Death
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23
November
1918
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Place of Death
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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Awarded the Victoria Cross (London Gazette (Supplement) 23 July 1918). The citation read "On 22/23 April 1918 at Zeebrugge, Belgium, Lieutenant Sandford commanding HM Submarine C.3, skilfully placed the vessel between the piles of the viaduct which connected the Mole with the shore, before laying his fuse and abandoning her. He disdained to use the gyro steering which would have enabled him and his crew to abandon the submarine at a safe distance, but preferred to make sure that his mission would be successful"
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Contributor
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PB, Carol Fogg, Mike Tracey, Sue Turner, Dave Gwilliam