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Richard William Leslie Wain

He was 20 years old, and a Section Commander and Acting Captain in A Battalion, Tank Corps,when he was posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions on 20 November 1917 at Marcoing, near Cambrai, France. His tank took a direct hit killing all but him and one member of his crew.

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