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MYLES, Edgar Kinghorn
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
MYLES, Edgar Kinghorn
Date Of Birth
29 Jul 1894
Age
21
Birth Place
Wanstead, Essex
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Wanstead, Essex; Bishopsteignton, Devon, England
Date
9 Apr 1916
Date Of Death
1 Feb 1977
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Served in the First World War with 8th Battalion, The Welch Regiment, attached 9th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment. Later Captain. Served in the Second World War with King's (Liverpool Regiment) from 1939-1940.
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Further gazette dates: 16/03/1917 (D.S.O.No citation); 24/04/1917 (D.S.O.); 17/10/1916 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 2720 (D.S.O.No citation); 3934 (D.S.O.); 10051 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 29990 (D.S.O.No citation); 30036 (D.S.O.); 29789 (MiD)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
9418 (V.C.); Issue: 29765 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia; India
Service
British Army
Regiment
Welch Regiment
Battalion
8th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers), attached 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Place of Death
Bishopsteignton, Devon
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Welch 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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