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In June 1942 Private Adam Wakenshaw of Newcastle upon Tyne was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his outstanding bravery with the 9th Battalion DLI at Mersa Matruh in North Africa. Adam Wakenshaw was the last soldier of the DLI to win the Victoria Cross. He was also Newcastle’s only VC winner.
