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CUMMING, Arthur Edward
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
CUMMING, Arthur Edward
Date Of Birth
18 Jun 1896
Age
47
Birth Place
Karachi, India
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Highbury, London; Edinburgh
Date
3 Jan 1942
Date Of Death
10 Apr 1971
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Commander 2/12th Frontier Force Regiment. Later Brigadier. Lieutenant-Colonel 01/03/1941. Temporary Colonel, Indian Army 21/05/1944. Temporary Brigadier 21/05/1944.
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Further gazette dates: 28/05/1943 (O.B.E.) Further gazette pages: 2517 (O.B.E.) Further Gazette issues: 36037 (O.B.E.)
Rank Name
Lieutenant Colonel
Gazette Date
1942
Gazette Page
833 (V.C.); Issue: 35462 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Kuantan, Malaya
Service
Indian Army
Regiment
Frontier Force Regiment
Battalion
2/12th
Commemorated
Sanctum crypt, St Luke's church, Chelsea, London
Place of Death
Edinburgh
Seniority Date
1941 - 1944
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
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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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