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ROOPE, GERARD BROADMEAD
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
ROOPE, GERARD BROADMEAD
Date Of Birth
13 Mar 1905
Age
35
Birth Place
Hillbrook Trull, near Taunton, Somerset
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Taunton, Somerset; Weymouth, Dorset, England
Date
8 Apr 1940
Date Of Death
8 Apr 1940
Fate
Drowned
Information
First winner of the Victoria Cross in the Second World War. Son of Gerard and Florence Roope; husband of Faith D Roope, of Richmond, Surrey.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 02/01/1942 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 137 (MiD) Gazette issue: 35407 (MiD)
Rank Name
Lieutenant-Commander
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
3557 (V.C.); Issue: 37170 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Attack on German cruiser, Admiral Hipper, Norwegian Sea
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Royal Navy
Ship
HMS Glowworm
Place of Death
West Fjord, Norway
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Navy
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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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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