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William Sanders (1883–1917) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest British and Commonwealth combat award for gallantry. He took up a seafaring career in 1899 and earned a master's certificate in 1914, after the outbreak of World War I. He served on troopships until April 1916, when he was commissioned in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was appointed second in command of Helgoland, a Q-ship operating against German submarines. He was given his own command, HMS Prize, in February 1917. Sanders was awarded the VC for his actions while on his first patrol as captain, when Prize engaged and drove off a German U-boat that had attacked and damaged the ship. He was killed in action when Prize was sunk by a U-boat on her fourth patrol. His VC is currently held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum. His memorials include the Sanders Cup, a sailing trophy for 14-foot (4.3 m) centerboard yachts. (Full article...)
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Hi Zawed and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:44, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Gog. This looks good to me. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 09:17, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
- Now 960 characters, after a tweak to the last sentence. - Dank (push to talk) 13:37, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
- Ce (since it will run in October). - Dank (push to talk) 02:23, 4 September 2023 (UTC)