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CHAPMAN, Edward Thomas
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
CHAPMAN, Edward Thomas
Date Of Birth
13 Jan 1920
Age
24
Birth Place
Pontlottyn, Glamorgan, Wales
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Pontlottyn, Glamorgan; Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Date
2 Apr 1945
Date Of Death
3 Feb 2002
Information
Later Sergeant
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
4080657
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
3599 (V.C.); Issue: 37173 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near the Dortmund-Ems canal, Germany; North West Europe (including D-Day)
Service
British Army
Regiment
Monmouthshire Regiment
Battalion
3rd Battalion
Place of Death
New Inn, Monmouthshire
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
France and Germany Star
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
British Empire Medal (BEM) (George VI, Military)
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Monmouthshire 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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