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Cpl. John Ripley VC.
British Army Black Watch

John Ripley of The Black Watch was awarded the Victoria Cross at the age of 47. He led a platoon charge in the trenches at Rue du Bois and "continued to hold the position until all his men had fallen and he himself was badly wounded in the head".

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