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MIERS, Later Sir Anthony Anthony Cecil Capel
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
MIERS, Later Sir Anthony Anthony Cecil Capel
Date Of Birth
11 Nov 1906
Age
35
Birth Place
Birchwood, Inverness, Scotland
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Scotland
Date
4 Mar 1942
Date Of Death
30 Jun 1985
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Formerly Lieutenant Commander, later Rear-Admiral (seniority date 07/01/1956). Flag Officer, Middle East 1956-59.
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Further gazette dates: 07/10/1941 (D.S.O.); 07/04/1942 (D.S.O.Bar); 01/01/1941 (MiD); 28/05/1946 (Legion of Merit). Further gazette pages: 5769 (D.S.O.); 1547 (D.S.O.Bar); 28 (MiD); 2560 (Legion of Merit). Further gazette issues: 35296 (D.S.O.); 35512 (D.S.O.Bar); 35029 (MiD); 37582 (Legion of Merit).
Rank Name
Commander
Award Details
Awarded for actions, patrols, raids carried out by HM Submarines (D.S.O.); New Year Honours List (MiD); Award received from United States of America during Second World War (Legion of Merit).
Gazette Date
1942
Gazette Page
2983 (V.C.) Issue: 35622 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Corfu Harbour
Service
Royal Navy
Ship
Royal Navy
Battalion
HMS Torbay
Place of Death
Inverness, Scotland
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Navy
unit
HMS Torbay
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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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