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KNOWLAND, George Arthur
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
KNOWLAND, George Arthur
Date Of Birth
16 Aug 1922
Age
22
Birth Place
Catford, Kent
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Catford, Kent; Croyden, Surrey, England
Date
31 Jan 1945
Date Of Death
31 Jan 1945
Fate
Killed in action
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Formerly Second Lieutenant. War Substantive Lieutenant 23/12/1944. Parents: Arthur Philip and Mary Elizabeth Knowland, of Catford, London; husband of Ruby Knowland.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Service Number
323566
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
1939 (V.C.); Issue: 37027 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Kangaw, Burma
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Norfolk Regiment
Battalion
Attached No. 1 Commando
Commemorated
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma
Place of Death
Kangaw, Burma
Seniority Date
23 Jun 1944
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Burma Star
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Norfolk 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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