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CAFFREY, John
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
CAFFREY, John
Date Of Birth
23 Oct 1891
Age
24
Birth Place
Birr, King's County (later Offaly), Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Date
16 Nov 1915
Date Of Death
26 Feb 1953
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Later Lance-Corporal.
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Further gazette dates: 24/08/1915 (Order of St George) Further gazette pages: 8506 (Order of St George) Gazette issue: 29275 (Order of St George)
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
9730
Award Details
Award received from Imperial Russia during First World War (Cross of St George).
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
945 (V.C.); Issue 29447 (V.C.)
Duty Location
La Brique, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
York and Lancaster Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Derby, England
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
York and Lancaster 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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