Lt.-Col. Richard Annesley West, VC, DSO & Bar, MC

• Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
• Date of Death: 02/09/1918
• Age: 40
• Regiment/Service: North Irish Horse Cdg. 6th Bn. Tank Corps
• Awards: V C, D S O and Bar, M C, Twice Mentioned in Despatches Grave Reference: III. G. 4.
• Cemetery: MORY ABBEY MILITARY CEMETERY, MORY
• Additional Information: Served in the South African War. Son of Augustus E. and Sarah West, of Whitepark, Co. Fermanagh; husband of Maude E. West, of 14, Trafalgar Square, Chelsea, London.

Citation: An extract from the Second Supplement to "The London Gazette", No. 30982, dated 29th Oct., 1918, records the following:-"For most conspicuous bravery, leadership and self-sacrifice. During an attack, the infantry having lost their bearings in the dense fog, this officer at once collected and re-organised any men he could find and led them to their objective in face of heavy machine-gun fire. Throughout the whole action he displayed the most utter disregard of danger, and the capture of the objective was in a great part due to his initiative and gallantry."

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