Richard Henry Burton
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox military person Private Richard Henry Burton VC (29 January 1923 – 11 July 1993) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
Burton was 21 years old and a private in the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, British Army, during the Second World War at Monte Ceco, near Palazzuolo sul Senio, north-east of Florence when the following deed took place. It was for this that he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Further information
Burton was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire where he worked as a bricklayer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He moved to Scotland in later life. He achieved the rank of corporal.
The medal
The medal is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum, London.
References
- British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)