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Anderson, John Thompson McKellar
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Anderson, John Thompson McKellar
Date Of Birth
12 Jan 1918
Age
25
Birth Place
Hampstead, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Hampstead, London; Bagshot, Surrey, England
Date
23 Apr 1943
Date Of Death
5 Oct 1943
Fate
Killed in action
Information
8th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). Son of John and Mary Anne McNicol Mckellar Anderson; husband of Moira Anderson, of Chessington, Surrey, B.A. Hons. (Cantab.).
More Information
Further gazette dates: 14/05/1943 (D.S.O.) Further gazette pages: 2208 (D.S.O.) Further Gazette issues: 36018 (D.S.O.)
Rank Name
Captain
Rank (2nd)
Acting Major
Service Number
126502
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
2937 (V.C.); Issue: 36071 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Longstop Hill, Tunisia; North Africa; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Battalion
8th Battalion
Commemorated
Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy
Place of Death
Termoli, Italy
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Africa Star
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
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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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