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HOLBROOK, Norman Douglas
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
HOLBROOK, Norman Douglas
Date Of Birth
9 Jul 1888
Age
26
Birth Place
Southsea, Hampshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Southsea, Hampshire; Midhurst, Sussex, England
Date
13 Dec 1914
Date Of Death
3 Jul 1976
Further Information
Shown on the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Retired Officers List of 1950, also the Executive Officers Retired List, 1967.
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Later Lieutenant-Commander and Commander. Promoted to Commander after being placed on the Retired List. Served with the Admiralty in the Second World War.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 10/08/1917 (MiD); 07/04/1916 (Légion d'Honneur) Further gazette pages: 8205 (MiD); 3691 (Légion d'Honneur) Further Gazette issues: 30227 (MiD); 29538 (Légion d'Honneur)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Légion d'Honneur)
Gazette Date
1914
Gazette Page
10920 (V.C.); Issue: 29015 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Dardanelles, Turkey; Gallipoli
Service
Royal Navy
Regiment
Royal Navy
Battalion
Submarine B.11
Place of Death
Midhurst, Sussex
Seniority Date
1917
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Royal Navy
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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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