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ROBINSON, William Leefe
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
ROBINSON, William Leefe
Date Of Birth
14 Jul 1895
Age
21
Birth Place
Tollideta, South Coorg, India
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Harrow Weald, Middlesex
Date
1916
Date Of Death
1918
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The Worcestershire Regiment and 39 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Formerly Second Lieutenant, later Captain. Parents: Horace and Elizabeth Robinson, of Kaima Betta Estate, South Coorg, Southern India. His brother Harold was also killed in Mesopotamia.
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Further gazette dates: 23/01/1917 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 945 (MiD) Gazette issue: 29919 (MiD)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Award Details
Distinguished Service (V.C.)
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
8704 (V.C.); Issue: 29735 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Cuffley, Hertfordshire
Certificate Type
Aviator's
Certificate Date
28 Jul 1915
Service
British Army
Regiment
Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion
39 Squadron,
Corps
Royal Flying Corps
Commemorated
Harrow Weald (All Saints') Churchyard Extension, Middlesex
Place of Death
Stanmore, Middlesex
Seniority Date
24 Jun 1915
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Flying Corps
regiment
Worcestershire 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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