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Alfred Joseph Richards VC (21 June 1879 – 21 May 1953) 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.Richards was 35 years old, and a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On 25 April 1915 west of Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, three companies and the Headquarters of the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, when landing on W Beach, were met by a very deadly fire from hidden machine-guns which caused a large number of casualties.

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rdfs:comment	Alfred Joseph Richards VC (21 June 1879 – 21 May 1953) 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.Richards was 35 years old, and a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On 25 April 1915 west of Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, three companies and the Headquarters of the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, when landing on W Beach, were met by a very deadly fire from hidden machine-guns which caused a large number of casualties.
foaf:name	Alfred Joseph Richards Richards, Alfred Joseph
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dc:description	Recipient of the Victoria Cross
award	dbpedia:Victoria_Cross
battle	World War II dbpedia:World_War_I
birth date	1879-06-21(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Devon Plymouth
birth year	1879-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1953-05-21(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Southfields London
death year	1953-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military branch	British Army
military unit	Home Guard 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
resting place	dbpedia:Putney_Vale_Cemetery
service end year	1915-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
service start year	1895-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
thumbnail	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VCAlfredJosephRichards.jpg?width=300

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