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Richard Wain
Richard William Leslie Wain Victoria Cross, VC (5 December 1896 – 20 November 1917) was a Wales, Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom, British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth forces. Details Wain was born in Penarth near Cardiff, Wales to Florence E. Wain and Harris Wain.Wain, Richard William Leslie Commonwealth War Graves Commission He was educated at The Cathedral School, Llandaff and then at Penarth Grammar School and St Bees School, St Bees Grammar School, where he was a member of the Combined Cadet Force, Officers Training Corps. On the outbreak of the Great War, despite having won a scholarship to attend Oxford University, he joined the Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Territorial Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penarth
Penarth (, ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg), Wales, exactly south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a wealthy Seaside resort#British seaside resorts, seaside resort in the Cardiff Urban Area, and the second largest town in the Vale of Glamorgan, next only to the administrative centre of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry. During the Victorian era Penarth was a highly popular holiday destination, promoted nationally as "The Garden by the Sea" and was packed by visitors from the English Midlands, Midlands and the West Country as well as day trippers from the South Wales valleys, mostly arriving by train. Today, the town, with its traditional seafront, continues to be a regular summer holiday destination (predominantly for older visitors), but their numbers are much lower than was common from Victorian times until the 1960s, when cheap overseas pack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
