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ROBERTS, Peter Scawen Watkinson
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
ROBERTS, Peter Scawen Watkinson
Date Of Birth
28 Jul 1917
Age
24
Birth Place
Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire; Newton Ferrers, Devon, England
Date
16 Feb 1942
Date Of Death
8 Dec 1979
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Commander, HMS Defiance III, Torpedo School Ship, Devonport, July 1946. Also served in the Korean War 1952-53.
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Further gazette dates: 26/06/1942 (D.S.C.) Further gazette pages: 2866 (D.S.C.) Gazette issue: 35613 (D.S.C.)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Award Details
Awarded for Bomb/Mine Disposal (V.C.); Awarded for Actions, patrols, raids carried out by HM Submarines (D.S.C.)
Gazette Date
1942
Gazette Page
2548 (V.C.); Issue: 35591 (V.C.)
Duty Location
North of Crete
Service
Royal Navy
Ship
Royal Navy
Battalion
HMS Thrasher
Place of Death
Newton Ferrers, Devon
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Navy
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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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