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Lieutenant-Commander William Sanders

William Sanders commanded a Royal Navy submarine-decoy vessel in the First World War and became the only New Zealander to win the Victoria Cross in a naval action. This colourful image is a postwar cigarette-card portrait of Sanders. 

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  • Charles Upham VC and Bar
    New Zealand and the Victoria Cross

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william sanders
victoria cross
royal navy
WW1
Credit

Damien Fenton collection

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