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GRIMBALDESTON, William Henry
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
GRIMBALDESTON, William Henry
Date Of Birth
19 Sep 1889
Age
27
Birth Place
Blackburn, Lancashire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
16 Aug 1917
Date Of Death
13 Aug 1959
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Further gazette dates: 14/12/1917 (Croix de Guerre) Further gazette pages: 13207 (Croix de Guerre) Gazette issue: 30431 (Croix de Guerre)
Rank Name
Acting Company Quartermaster-Serjeant
Service Number
13531
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Croix de Guerre).
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
9532 (V.C.); Issue: 30284 (V.C.)
Service
British Army
Regiment
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place of Death
Blackburn, Lancashire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
King's Own Scottish Borderers
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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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