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Brook Fox, Robert Evelyn
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Brook Fox, Robert Evelyn
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Tiverton, Devon
Incident Details
Captured 12/06/1940. Escaped 16/06/1940. Arrived in England by air from Lisbon at Poole Airport 04/08/1940
Information
Escaped alongside 2nd Lieutenant J.A. Goschen
Rank Name
2nd Lieutenant
Award Details
Escaped Prisoner of War. Originally recommended for a Mention in Despatches, before finally being awarded the Military Cross. Recommendation states "Two escapes, then through into Switzerland (and finally out through Lisbon)"
Gazette Info
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35002/supplement/6801
Gazette Date
29 Nov 1940
Gazette Page
6801
Duty Location
St Valery
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Horse Artillery
Division
51st Division
Archive Reference
Some info from WO373/60
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
unit
Royal Horse Artillery
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
29 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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