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Drain, Job Henry Charles
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Drain, Job Henry Charles
Date Of Birth
15 Oct 1895
Age
18
Birth Place
Barking, Essex
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Barking & Dagenham, Essex, England
Date
26 Aug 1914
Date Of Death
26 Jul 1975
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Later Sergeant.
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Further gazette dates: 16/10/1914 (MiD); 20/10/1914 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 8349 (MiD); 8381 (MiD) Further Gazette issues: 28942 (MiD); 28945 (MiD)
Rank Name
Driver
Service Number
69960
Gazette Date
1914
Gazette Page
9957 (V.C.); Issue: 28985 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Le Cateau, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Field Artillery
Battalion
37th Battery
Extra unit info
8th Brigade
Place of Death
Dagenham, Essex
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Field Artillery
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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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