1. Richard Sharples's murder resulted in the last executions conducted under British rule, in 1977.
10 Facts About Richard Sharples
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Richard Sharples rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and left the army in 1953.
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Richard Sharples married Pamela Newall in 1946; they had two sons and two daughters.
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Richard Sharples was assassinated in 1973 by a faction associating itself with the Black Power movement.
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Richard Sharples's widow was made a life peer as Baroness Sharples.
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Richard Sharples was killed outside Bermuda's Government House on 10 March 1973.
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Richard Sharples was buried in the graveyard at St Peter's Church in St George's on 16 March 1973, six days after his assassination, with Captain Sayers and Great Dane, Horsa.
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On 20 December 1940, Richard Sharples was awarded the Military Cross for "gallant conduct in action with the enemy".
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Richard Sharples was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 Coronation Honours List.
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In 1972, Richard Sharples was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George following his appointment as Governor of Bermuda.