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VC hero of Zeebrugge Raid who steered Vindictive safely home

CROYDON CHRONICLES: As we approach the season of Remembrance, DAVID MORGAN has found articles and documents in the Minster archive which tell of the conspicuous gallantry of Captain Alfred Carpenter On April 27 1918, the Croydon Times hailed Captain Alfred …

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