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Thomas Peck Hunter ( October 6 , 1923 - April 3 , 1945 ) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. DETAILS He was 21 years old, and a Temporary Corporal in the 43 Commando , Royal Marines during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 2 April 1945 at Lake Comacchio , Italy , Corporal Hunter, who was in charge of a Bren gun section, offered himself as a target to save his troop. Seizing the Bren gun he charged alone across 200 yards of open ground under most intense fire towards a group of houses where three Spandau machine-guns were lodged. So determined was his charge that the enemy were demoralized and six of the gunners surrendered, the remainder fled. He cleared the house, changing magazines as he ran and continued to draw the enemy fire until most of the troop had reached cover and he was killed, firing accurately to the last. Danish national, Major Anders Lassen of the SAS was also awarded a VC posthumously in the same action. THE MEDAL His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Marines Museum ''(Southsea, England)''. REFERENCES
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