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Private Henry James Tandey VC, DCM, MM (born Tandy, 30 August 1891 – 20 December 1977) was a British 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.
Aug 4, 2014 · Henry Tandey became the most decorated private soldier in World War One. His bravery though, would be eclipsed in the run up to World War Two by allegations he had spared Adolf...
Jan 30, 2023 · The most decorated British private of World War I, Henry Tandey allegedly spared the life of an injured Adolf Hitler in 1918 — but is this story true? Not everyone believes that Tandey really had the opportunity to kill Hitler during World War I.
Jan 28, 2014 · 515 German bombers burned down the city where Henry Tandey lived and all he could hear were the screams of hundreds of men, women and children. He spent over 10 hours fighting, helping the victims, pulling out the dead bodies while Luftwaffe was trying to demolish the Coventry factories.
Hitler informs him that the man depicted carrying the wounded soldier is Henry Tandey, the most decorated British private of the war and the man who had spared his own life on 28 September 1918 at Marcoing.
Oct 28, 2009 · On September 28, 1918, in an incident that would go down in the lore of World War I history—although the details of the event are still unclear—Private Henry Tandey, a British soldier serving...
1918. awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:8854478 5th December 1918. awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:9411167. awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:9411167. service British Army Private 34506 West Riding Regiment Source:4352022.
