HERO of the MONTH

HERO OF THE MONTH

Company Sergeant Major Peter Harold Wright VC

Farmer’s son Peter Wright, one of no less than 14 children, was an exceptional character whose Victoria Cross has a place in the history books for two specific reasons: it was the first and only Salerno VC and, furthermore, it was uniquely upgraded from a DCM at the insistence of King George VI.

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