 Sandy Smith (British Army officer)

Major Richard Arthur Amyas Smith (4 March 1922 - 27 April 1993) was a British Army officer who served during the Second World War.He was awarded a Military Cross for gallantry and leadership whilst serving as a platoon commander in the gliderborne 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd) coup de main operation; tasked to capture Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge during the opening minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944.