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Godley, Sidney Frank
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Godley, Sidney Frank
Date Of Birth
14 Aug 1889
Age
25
Birth Place
East Grinstead, Sussex
Nationality
British
Resided Place
East Grinstead, Sussex; Sidcup, Kent; Epping, Essex, England
Date
23 Aug 1914
Date Of Death
29 Jun 1957
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First private in the First World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Further gazette dates: 16/10/1914 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 8353 (MiD) Further Gazette issues: 28942 (MiD)
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
13814
Gazette Date
1914
Gazette Page
9957 (V.C.); Issue 28985 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Mons, Belgium
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment)
Battalion
4th Battalion
Commemorated
Manor Park Cemetery, London; plaque on Nimy Bridge, Mons, Belgium
Place of Death
Epping 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)
regiment
Royal Fusiliers (London 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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