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Robert Ryder.
British Royal Navy officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross, polar explorer and politician (1908-1986)
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About Robert Ryder
Captain Robert Edward Dudley Ryder was a Royal Navy officer and 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. He became a Conservative Member of Parliament after retiring from the navy.
Everything about Robert Ryder →- Occupation
- explorer, military personnel, politician, soldier
- Position held
- member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- February 16, 1908
- Died
- June 29, 1986