Three V.C.'S At The Palace -- L to R Lt. Colonel Henry Foote, V.C., Royal Tank Corps of Birmingham; Major Richard Wakeford, V.C. of London, Hampshire Regt. and Lance Corporal Francis Jefferson of Ulverston, Lancashire Fusiliers after their investiture by the King. At a recent Investiture held by H.M. The King, there were three winners of the Victoria Cross - 23-year-old Major Richard Wakeford, Hampshire Regiment, one of Britain's youngest V.C.'s he won the award in an action near Cassino in Italy. He was wounded in the face, both arms and both legs. The second V.C. was presented to LT. Colonel Henry Foote, Royal Tank Corps for his gallantry during an action in the Western Desert after the battle of "Knightsbridge" when he kept open a vital corridor for the Guards. He was taken prisoner in November 1942, and transferred to Italy, from where he escaped to Switzerland. The third recipient of the V.C. was Lance-Corporal Francis Jefferson of the Lamcashire Fuiliers, who won the award in t