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Le Patourel, Herbert Wallace
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Le Patourel, Herbert Wallace
Date Of Birth
20 Jun 1916
Age
26
Birth Place
Guernsey, Channel Islands
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Guernsey, Channel Islands; Chewton Mendip, Somerset; Bristol, Channel Islands; England
Date
3 Dec 1942
Date Of Death
4 Sep 1979
Further Information
Graduate of Staff College, Camberley or Quetta. Qualified at a Junior Staff Course 1914/18.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 04/04/1946 (MiD). Further gazette pages: 1694 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 37521 (MiD)
Rank Name
Temporary Major
Service Number
72117
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
1117 (V.C.); Issue: 35929 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Tebourba, Tunisia; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk); North West Europe (including D-Day)
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Hampshire Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Chewton Mendip, Somerset
Seniority Date
26 Aug 1938
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
France and Germany Star
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Royal Hampshire 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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