Complex sentence: Captain Allmand succumbed to his wounds the following day and his Victoria Cross was given posthumously and was presented to his family by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 17 July 1945, having been announced in the London Gazette on 26 October 1944.
Split into simpler sentences: Captain Allmand succumbed to his wounds the following day and his Victoria Cross was given posthumously. It was presented to his family by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 17 July 1945, having been announced in the London Gazette on 26 October 1944.