Please answer the following question: 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 .