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SIDNEY, Viscount De L'Isle William Philip
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
SIDNEY, Viscount De L'Isle William Philip
Date Of Birth
23 May 1909
Age
34
Birth Place
Chelsea, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Penshurst, Kent, England
Date
1944
Date Of Death
1991
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Formerly Lieutenant and Captain. Reserve of Officers. Class I. Employed. Regular Army Reserve of Officers. Succeeded his father as The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley in 1945.
Rank Name
Temporary Major
Service Number
42108
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
1477 (V.C.); Issue: 36445 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Anzio beachead, Italy; Italy (including Monte Cassino, Anzio, Salerno, San Marino etc)
Service
British Army
Regiment
Grenadier Guards
Battalion
5th Battalion
Place of Death
Penshurst, Kent
Seniority Date
1939
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Italy Star
unit
Grenadier Guards
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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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