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JONES, Richard Basil Brandram
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
JONES, Richard Basil Brandram
Date Of Birth
30 Apr 1897
Age
19
Birth Place
Honor Oak Rise, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Anerley, Bromley, Kent, England
Date
21 May 1916
Date Of Death
21 May 1916
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
Son of Henry Thomas Brandram Jones and Caroline Emma Jones, of 2, Thicket Road, Anerley, London.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
7743 (V.C.); Issue: 29695 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Broadmarsh Crater, Vimy, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Battalion
8th (Service) Battalion
Commemorated
Arras Memorial, France
Place of Death
Vimy, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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