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GEARY, Benjamin Handley
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
GEARY, Benjamin Handley
Date Of Birth
29 Jun 1891
Age
23
Birth Place
Marylebone, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
1915
Date Of Death
26 May 1976
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4th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, attached 1st Battalion. Special Reserve of Officers. Later Lieutenant, Captain and Major. Chaplain to the Forces 1926. Served in the Second World War with The Canadian Army.
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
10154 (V.C.); Issue 29328 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hill 60 near Ypres, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
East Surrey Regiment
Battalion
4th Battalion (Extra Reserve), attached 1st Battalion
Place of Death
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Seniority Date
1 Sep 1915
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
regiment
East Surrey 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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