Richard Douglas Sandford, VC was a Royal Navy officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was a son of the Venerable Ernest Grey Sandford, Archdeacon of Exeter; his great-grandfather was Daniel Sandford, the Bishop of Edinburgh, and his brother was Brigadier Daniel Sandford.
- Occupation
- submariner
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- May 11, 1891
- Died
- November 23, 1918
