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PITCHER, Ernest
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
PITCHER, Ernest
Date Of Birth
31 Dec 1888
Age
28
Birth Place
Mullion, Cornwall
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Mullion, Cornwall; Swanage, Dorset, England
Date
8 Aug 1917
Date Of Death
10 Feb 1946
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Later Chief Petty Officer. Also served in the Second World War. Son of George and Sarah Pitcher; husband of Lily Ethel Louisa Pitcher, of Swanage, Dorset.
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Further gazette dates: 30/10/1917 (V.C.); 20/07/1917 (D.S.M.); 18/12/1917 (Croix de Guerre); 27/08/1918 (Médaille Militaire) Further gazette pages: 11315 (V.C.); 7425 (D.S.M.); 13320 (Croix de Guerre); 10091 (Médaille Militaire) Gazette issue: 30363 (V.C.); 30870 (D.S.M.); 30437 (Croix de Guerre); 30870 (Médaille Militaire)
Rank Name
Petty Officer
Service Number
O.N. 227029 (Po.)
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Croix de Guerre). Award received from France during First World War (Médaille Militaire).
Gazette Date
1918
Gazette Page
13694 (V.C.); Issue: 31021 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Bay of Biscay; Submarines
Service
Royal Navy
Unit
HMS Dunraven
Commemorated
Swanage (Northbrook) Cemetery, Dorset; Parish Church, Swanage, Dorset
Place of Death
Sherborne, Dorset
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
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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