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Adlam, Tom Edwin
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Adlam, Tom Edwin
Date Of Birth
21 Oct 1893
Age
22
Birth Place
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Salisbury, Wiltshire; Hayling Island, Hampshire, England
Date
27 Sep 1916
Date Of Death
28 May 1975
Further Information
Officer serving with Supplementary Reserve, Militia, Territorial Army, Oversea Forces (except Union of South Africa Defence Forces), or holding a Temporary or Emergency Commission, who had service in any of the several theatres of war overseas. (The entry of this symbol is made as such Officers are not shown in the Gradation List of the Half-Yearly Army List.) The symbol refers to campaigns prior to the present war, except in cases where Officers have been mentioned in Despatches or granted a Reward.
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Served in the First World War with the Bedfordshire Regiment. Served with the Royal Engineers (Movement Control Section) during the Second World War. Later Lieutenant-Colonel. Attached. Temporary. Officer Cadet Battalion. Special Reserve of Officers, seniority date 01/07/1917. Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel 16/11/1943. Employed.
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Further gazette dates: 26/05/1917 (Silver Medal) Further gazette pages: 5200 (Silver Medal) Gazette issue: 30096 (Silver Medal)
Rank Name
Temporary Second Lieutenant.
Award Details
Award received from Italy during First World War (Silver Medal).
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
11525 (V.C.); Issue 29836 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Thiepval, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Bedfordshire Regiment
Battalion
7th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
Hayling Island, Hampshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Bedfordshire 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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