MANN, Richard
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Known as:
Dickie
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
4 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5344652
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Saturday, September 26, 1914
Died :
August, 1987
Lance Corporal Richard Mann, 'C' Troop, was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the combined attack on Dieppe [1].
Recommendation
L/Cpl. Mann was a picked Sniper who crawled forward over open ground with a telescopic sighted rifle and with his hands and face painted green. He worked his way to the edge of the enemy wire and although fully exposed, succeeded in killing a great number of the enemy gun crews. His sniping was so accurate that it became impossible to service the battery guns.[2].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 35729, page 4328.
[2][Image] Carole Mann (daughter).
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