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WHEELER, George Campbell
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
WHEELER, George Campbell
Date Of Birth
7 Apr 1880
Age
36
Birth Place
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
23 Feb 1917
Date Of Death
26 Aug 1938
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2nd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army.
Rank Name
Major
Rank (2nd)
Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5702 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Shumran on the River Tigris, Mesopotamia.
Service
Indian Army
Regiment
Gurkha Rifles
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire
Seniority Date
1 Sep 1915
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Gurkha Rifles
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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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