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Victoria Cross, 1916. Awarded to 6707 Acting Cpl William Richard Cotter, 6th (Service) Bn, The Buffs Regiment for his actions in the Hohenzollern Redoubt, France on 6th-7th March 1916. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Despite having his leg blown off at the knee and being wounded in both arms, Cotter made his way to a crater where he steadied the men holding it, directed their fire and repelled a German counterattack. The group remained in the crater for fourteen hours, during which time Cotter’s wounds were only lightly dressed. Cotter died in hospital of wounds, Lillers, France, 14th March 1916, aged 33. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in action. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)