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CAIN, Robert Henry
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
CAIN, Robert Henry
Date Of Birth
2 Jan 1909
Age
34
Birth Place
Shanghai, China
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Crowborough, Sussex; Castletown, Isle of Man
Date Of Death
2 May 1974
Information
War Substantive Captain 07/04/1943.
Rank Name
Temporary Major
Service Number
129484
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
5015 (V.C.); Issue: 36774 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Arnhem, Holland
Service
British Army
Regiment
Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion
Attached The South Staffordshire Regiment - 1st Airborne Division
Commemorated
Garrison Church, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Place of Death
Crowborough, Sussex
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Northumberland 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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