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KELLIHER, Richard
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
KELLIHER, Richard
Date Of Birth
1 Sep 1910
Age
33
Birth Place
Ballybeggan, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Ireland; Australia
Date
13 Sep 1943
Date Of Death
28 Jan 1936
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2/25th Battalion (Queensland), Australian Military Forces. Emigrated to Australia in 1929.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
QX 20656
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
5649 (V.C.); Issue: 36305 (V.C.)
Duty Location
New Guinea, south-west Pacific
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Infantry
Battalion
2/25th Battalion (Queensland)
Commemorated
Springvale Lawn Cemetery, Melbourne; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Place of Death
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Australian Infantry
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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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