Lieutenant-Colonel Dick Lendrum
Canadian Scottish Regiment
Royal Regiment of Canada

In order to keep abreast of every development Lieutenant Colonel Lendrum positioned himself well forward and from Rolde onward was exposed to enemy sniping, bazooka and automatic weapon fire. With no consideration for his own safety this gallant commander directed every phase of the operation so cooly and competently that his entire force was infused with his infectious confidence and never had any misgivings to the successful outcome of the venture.

(D.S.O. citation, 23 April 1942)

Born in Victoria, British Columbia on 22 January 1911, Richard McNaughton Lendrum was a University of British Columbia graduate, teacher, and assistant principal. In September 1939, he took a leave of absence from teaching to mobilize with the Canadian Scottish Regiment, which he had belonged to since 1933. He landed with the regiment at Juno Beach on D-Day and served as a company commander during the heavy fighting in Normandy.

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