South African war hero Job Maseko sank an enemy ship with a makeshift bomb in a milk tin during World War Two. Gillespie and Maseko’s family have since launched a campaign hoping to secure a posthumous Victoria Cross for Maseko. After completing basic training, he was sent to North Africa, attached to the 2nd South African Infantry Division. They could not carry firearms because of South African race laws at the time. Maseko did not only get a Victoria Cross, but also he became a poor man living under apartheid in South Africa after the war.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 07, 2021 19:00 UTC