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HOLLIS, Stanley Elton

UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944

Full Name: HOLLIS, Stanley Elton
Date Of Birth: 21 Sep 1912
Age: 31
Birth Place: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Nationality: British
Resided Place: England
Date: 6 Jun 1944
Date Of Death: 8 Feb 1972
Information: 6th Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment). The only recipient of the Victoria Cross at the D-Day Landings (06/06/1944).
Rank Name: Company Sergeant Major
Rank (2nd): Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Service Number: 4390973
Gazette Date: 1944
Gazette Page: 3807 (V.C.); Issue: 36658 (V.C.)
Duty Location: Normandy, France; Normandy (including pre D-Day reconnaissances, the landings and advance)
Service: British Army
Regiment: Green Howards
Battalion: 6th Battalion
Place of Death: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Conflict Period: World War II
Served For: United Kingdom
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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.