Sandy Smith Military person

Major Richard Arthur Amyas Smith MC (4 March 1922 - 27 April 1993) was a British Army officer who was awarded a Military Cross for gallantry and leadership; whilst serving as a platoon commander in the coup de main operation by British gliderborne troops tasked to capture Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge during the opening minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 04, 1922
Birth place
India , Karachi
Date of deathApril 27, 1993
Place of death
Gloucestershire

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Military Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
service number228638
service start1943
service end1946

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