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RYDER, Robert Edward Dudley
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
RYDER, Robert Edward Dudley
Date Of Birth
16 Feb 1908
Age
34
Birth Place
India
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Uxbridge, Middlesex; Camberley, Surrey; Wolferton, Norfolk, England
Date
28 Mar 1942
Date Of Death
29 Jun 1986
Further Information
Shown on the Retired Officers List 1950 and on the Executive Officers Retired List 1967.
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Later Captain. Also served on HMS Opportune. Part of Assault Group J2. Naval and Marine Staff, Admiralty Department 11/10/1945. Son of Colonel Charles Henry Dudley Ryder and Ida Josephine Ryder; husband of Enid Helen Constance Ryder.
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Further gazette dates: 02/10/1942 (MiD); 10/11/1944 (MiD); 15/12/1944 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 4325 (MiD); 5218 (MiD); 5807 (MiD) Gazette issue: 35729 (MiD); 36794 (MiD); 36846 (MiD)
Rank Name
Commander
Award Details
Awarded for actions against the enemy (MiD)
Gazette Date
1942
Gazette Page
2225 (V.C.); Issue: 35566 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Attack on German Naval Base at St Nazaire, France; Combined Operations attack on Dieppe; Operations associated with Normandy Landings
Service
Royal Navy
Regiment
Royal Navy
Battalion
HMS Campbeltown
Place of Death
At sea
Seniority Date
30 Jun 1948
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
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War Medal 1939 - 1945
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France and Germany Star
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Navy
unit
HMS Campbeltown
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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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