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CRAIG, John Manson
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
CRAIG, John Manson
Date Of Birth
5 Mar 1896
Age
21
Birth Place
Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Scotland
Date
5 Jun 1917
Date Of Death
19 Feb 1970
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1/4th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, attached 1/5th Battalion. Served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Later Lieutenant. Special Reserve of Officers. On the List of Officers released from the Active List. War Substantive Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Administrative and Special Duties Branch 05/04/1945. Officer of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
7905 (V.C.); Issue: 30215 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Operations in Egypt, including Sollum, at the engagement at Agagir on 26/02/1916
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion
1/4th Battalion attached 1/5th Battalion
Place of Death
Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Seniority Date
1 Jul 1917
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Scots Fusiliers
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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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