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Richard Wakeford was born on 23 July, 1921 in Kensington, London, England. Discover Richard Wakeford's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

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Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 July 1921
Birthday 23 July
Birthplace Kensington, London, England
Date of death 27 August 1972 (aged 51) - Leatherhead, Surrey, England
Died Place Leatherhead, Surrey, England
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2019

A memorial plaque in honour of Major Richard Wakeford VC and Mrs. Denise Elizabeth Wakeford was erected at Leatherhead Randalls Park Crematorium, Surrey, England in 2019.

1972

Richard Wakeford died at Leatherhead, Surrey, in 1972 aged 51 and was cremated at Leatherhead Randalls Park Crematorium. The Haberdashers' Company, of which he was a Warden, held a memorial service for him on 26 September 1972 at St Lawrence Jewry.

1964

He qualified as a solicitor and in 1964 was appointed as a Chancery Master.

1951

On 31 March 1951, he married Denise Elizabeth Corlson at St Saviour's Church, Westcliff on Sea, Essex. Mrs. Denise Wakeford died on 2 February 2019, aged 96.).

1946

After the war, he returned to Trinity College, Oxford. He stroked the Trinity 1st VIII to the Head of the River in the 1946 Summer Eights. He formally retired from the army with the rank of major in 1947.

1944

On 13 May 1944, near Cassino, Italy, Captain Wakeford, accompanied by his orderly and armed only with a revolver, went forward and killed a number of men from the German 1st Parachute Division and took 20 prisoners. When attacking a hill feature the following day his company came under heavy fire, although wounded in the face and both arms, Captain Wakeford pressed home the attack. He was wounded again, but reached the objective and consolidated the position.

1922

Richard Wakeford was 22 years old, and a temporary captain in the 2/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment of the British Army, during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

1921

Major Richard Wakeford VC (23 July 1921 – 27 August 1972) was an English soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Richard Wakeford (1921-1972) was born in Kensington, London on 23 July 1921, the son of Dr. Victor David Collins Wakeford and Mary (née Kee), and was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Oxford. In 1939, he began a course in medicine at Oxford University, intending to become a surgeon and follow in his father's footsteps. Unfortunately, World War II curtailed his medical studies, and ultimately his choice of career.