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PLACE, Basil Charles Godfrey
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
PLACE, Basil Charles Godfrey
Date Of Birth
19 Jul 1921
Age
22
Birth Place
Little Malvern, Worcestershire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Little Malvern, Worcestershire; Sherborne, Dorset, England
Date
22 Sep 1943
Date Of Death
27 Dec 1994
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Later Rear Admiral. Lieutenant, HMS Cardigan Bay 01/02/1947.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 30/04/1943 (D.S.C.); 06/02/1942 (Cross of Valour) Further gazette pages: 2005 (D.S.C.); 654 (Cross of Valour) Gazette issue: 36001 (D.S.C.); 35449 (Cross of Valour)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Award Details
Awarded for actions, patrols, raids carried out by HM Submarines (D.S.C.); Award received from Poland during Second World War (Cross of Valour).
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
901 (V.C.); Issue: 36390 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Attack on German Battleship, Tirpitz at Kaafjord, North Norway
Service
Royal Navy
Ship
Royal Navy
Battalion
Midget Submarine X.7
Place of Death
Holborn, London
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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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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