Date of Birth | 07-October-1881 | |
Place of Birth |
Richmond, London (London, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) |
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Nationality | Canada, United Kingdom | |
Profession | Soldier | |
Walter Leigh Rayfield VC was a Canadian 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. Rayfield was one of seven Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on September 2, 1918. The other six Victoria Cross recipients were Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, William Metcalf, Cyrus Wesley Peck, John Francis Young, Bellenden Hutcheson and Arthur George Knight. |
Awards by Walter Leigh Rayfield |
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Check all the awards nominated and won by Walter Leigh Rayfield. | ||
1918
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