The Welsh Tank Hero

Season: 7 Episode: 29

Captain Richard William Leslie Wain VC was a soldier whose story is one of extraordinary courage under fire. During the First World War, his actions earned him the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest military decoration for bravery. But behind the medal is a remarkable story of courage, sacrifice and determination, and today we’re going to find out what happened that made Captain Wain worthy of the VC.

CAST

2nd Lt Kenneth Callan-Macardle - Joe Wilson

Private Joseph Mossman - Guy Pass

Rifleman Walter Wilkinson - Martin Palmer

VC Citation - Cerise Reed

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.

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SOURCES

The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association

Glamorgan Star

South Wales Daily News - Monday 26 November 1917

Commonwealth war graves commission

Australian Dictionary of Biography

East Suffolk Gazette Tuesday, 4 November 1919.

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