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HOEY, CHARLES FERGUSON
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
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Full Name
HOEY, CHARLES FERGUSON
Date Of Birth
29 Mar 1914
Age
29
Birth Place
Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Canada.
Nationality
Canadian
Resided Place
Canada
Date
16 Feb 1944
Date Of Death
17 Feb 1944
Fate
Killed in action.
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Parents: Ferguson and Mary Rudyard Hoey, of Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Further gazette dates: 30/09/1943 (M.C.); 16/12/1943 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 4347 (M.C.); 5476 (MiD) Further gazette issues 36190 (M.C.); 36287 (MiD)
Rank Name
Temporary Major
Rank (2nd)
Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
Service Number
71106
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
2269 (V.C.); Issue: 36518 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Ngakyedauk Pass, Arakan, Burma; Burma and Eastern Frontier of India
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Lincolnshire Regiment
Battalion
1st Battalion
Archive Reference
WO 304/9
Place of Death
Ngakyedauk, Arakan, Burma
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
Burma Star
regiment
Lincolnshire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Content Source
The National Archives of the UK
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
This database contains the Roll of Honour – a listing of British Army casualties from World War II.
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