Q:Facts: - battles: world war i - death date: 09 june 1962 - rank: sergeant - awards: 30px victoria cross - birth date: 3 march 1895 - serviceyears: 1911 - 1919 - name: alfred alexander burt - branch: 23px british army - unit: hertfordshire regiment - image: alfred alexander burt vc.jpg - death place: chesham , buckinghamshire - birth place: hertford , hertfordshire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alfred alexander burt .
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alfred alexander burt vc -lrb- 3 march 1895 -- 9 june 1962 -rrb- was an english recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .