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CAMPBELL, Gordon
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
CAMPBELL, Gordon
Date Of Birth
6 Jan 1886
Age
31
Birth Place
Croydon, Surrey
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Croydon & Upper Norwood, Surrey, England
Date
17 Feb 1917
Date Of Death
3 Jul 1953
Further Information
On the July 1919 Navy List as Captain on HMS Cumberland seniority date 07/06/1917. On the 1937 Retired Officers List. Greenwich Hospital Pension.
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Later Captain and Vice-Admiral. Member of Parliament (Burnley)1931 - 1935.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 20/04/1917 (V.C.); 30/05/1916 (D.S.O.); 20/07/1917 (D.S.O.Bar); 30/10/1917 (D.S.O.Second Bar); 30/10/1917 (Croix de Guerre); 25/01/1918 (Légion d'Honneur) Further gazette pages: 3819 (V.C.); 5418 (D.S.O.); 7424 (D.S.O.Bar); 11315 (D.S.O.Second Bar); 11322 (Croix de Guerre); 1230 (Légion d'Honneur) Gazette issue: 30029 (V.C.); 29603 (D.S.O.); 30194 (D.S.O.Bar); 30363 (D.S.O.Second Bar); 30363 (Croix de Guerre); 30494 (Légion d'Honneur)
Rank Name
Commander
Award Details
Distinguished Service (D.S.O.); Award received from France during First World War (Croix de Guerre); Award received from France during First World War (Légion d'Honneur).
Gazette Date
1918
Gazette Page
13695 (V.C.); Issue: 31021 (V.C.)
Duty Location
North Atlantic; Submarines; Gallipoli
Service
Royal Navy
Regiment
Royal Navy
Place of Death
Isleworth, London
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Defence Medal
award
1914/15 Star
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Royal Navy
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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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