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MARTIN-LEAKE, Arthur
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
MARTIN-LEAKE, Arthur
Date Of Birth
4 Apr 1874
Age
40
Birth Place
Standen, Near Ware, Hertfordshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
1914
Date Of Death
1953
Further Information
F.R.C.S. (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons). Special Reserve of Officers.
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Served in the Second Boer War with the South African Constabulary and the First World War with The Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 5th Field Ambulance. Commanded a mobile ARP (Air Raid Precaution) unit in the Second World War. Later Lieutenant-Colonel.
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Further gazette dates: 16/02/1915 (Bar to V.C.); 24/05/1918 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 1700 (Bar to V.C.); 6173 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 29074 (Bar to V.C.); 30704 (MiD)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Award Details
Distinguished Service (V.C.Bar)
Gazette Date
1902
Gazette Page
3176 (V.C.); Issue: 27433 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Vlakfontein, South Africa; Near Zonnebeke, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion
Attached 5th Field Ambulance
Commemorated
High Cross Churchyard, near Ware, Hertfordshire
Place of Death
Ware, Hertfordshire
Seniority Date
27 Nov 1915
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Royal Army Medical Corps
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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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