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WAKEFORD, Richard
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
WAKEFORD, Richard
Date Of Birth
23 Jul 1921
Age
22
Birth Place
London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Fulham & Kensington, London, England
Date
13 May 1944
Date Of Death
27 Aug 1972
Information
2/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment (now The Royal Hampshire Regiment). Regular Army Emergency Commission. Later Major. War Substantive Captain 01/10/1944. Temporary Major 06/02/1945.
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Further gazette dates: 21/09/1943 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 4227 (MiD) Gazette issue: 36180 (MiD)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Captain
Service Number
174363
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
3273 (V.C.); Issue: 36605 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Cassino, Italy; Italy (including Monte Cassino, Anzio, Salerno, San Marino etc)
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Hampshire Regiment
Battalion
2/4th Battalion
Place of Death
Leatherhead, Surrey
Seniority Date
22 Apr 1941
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Italy Star
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Africa 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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