He was one of the British soldiers trapped at Dunkirk in 1940; but was rescued.
His youngest brother, Herbert, died on the 2nd day of WWII when his plane was shot down, and his eldest brother, Roger, was killed toward the war's end while commanding a type of boat similar to the kind his father had commanded during the First World War.
The photo shows a young Richard & his brother Roger with their father Charles.
He was one of the British soldiers trapped at Dunkirk in 1940; but was rescued.
His youngest brother, Herbert, died on the 2nd day of WWII when his plane was shot down, and his eldest brother, Roger, was killed toward the war's end while commanding a type of boat similar to the kind his father had commanded during the First World War.
The photo shows a young Richard & his brother Roger with their father Charles.
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