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FOOTE, Henry Robert Bowreman
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
FOOTE, Henry Robert Bowreman
Date Of Birth
5 Dec 1904
Age
38
Birth Place
Ishapur, Bengal, India
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Birmingham; West Chiltington, Sussex; Pulborough, Sussex
Date Of Death
11 Nov 1993
Fate
Prisoner of War in Italy
Incident Details
P.O.W. Camp number 29, Veano (Piacenza), postal mark number 3200
Further Information
Graduate of Senior Wing, Staff College or the equivalent, or prior to 1939, of Staff College. Graduate of Staff College, Camberley or Quetta.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 11/08/1942 (D.S.O.); 20/03/1945 (MiD); 27/11/1945 (MiD). Further gazette pages: 3543 (D.S.O.); 1571 (MiD); 5793 (MiD) Further Gazette issues: 35665 (D.S.O.); 36994 (MiD); 37368 (MiD)
Rank Name
Major
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Service Number
31938
Award Details
Distinguished Service (MiD)
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
2269 (V.C.); Issue: 36518 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Libya; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk); Italy (including Monte Cassino, Anzio, Salerno, San Marino etc)
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment
Battalion
7th Battalion
Place of Death
Pulborough, Sussex
Seniority Date
1936 - 1942
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Italy Star
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Royal Tank 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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