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Best-Dunkley, Bertram
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
Best-Dunkley, Bertram
Date Of Birth
3 Aug 1890
Age
26
Birth Place
York
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
31 Jul 1917
Date Of Death
5 Aug 1917
Fate
Died of wounds.
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Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel. Commander 2/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers.
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Further gazette dates: 22/05/1917 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 5031 (MiD) Gazette issue: 30086 (MiD)
Rank Name
Captain
Rank (2nd)
Acting Major
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
9259 (V.C.); Issue: 30272 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Wieltje, Belgium; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Lancashire Fusiliers
Battalion
2/5th Battalion Territorial Force
Place of Death
Near Ypres, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Lancashire Fusiliers
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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