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Ratcliffe, William
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Ratcliffe, William
Date Of Birth
21 Mar 1882
Age
35
Birth Place
West Derby, Lancashire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
West Derby and Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date
14 Jun 1917
Date Of Death
26 Mar 1963
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2nd Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers).
More Information
Further gazette dates: 27/07/1917 (M.M.) Further gazette pages: 7769 (M.M.) Gazette issue: 30209 (M.M.)
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
2251
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
7907 (V.C.); Issue: 30215 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Messines, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
South Lancashire Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Place of Death
Liverpool, Lancashire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Military Medal (MM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
South Lancashire 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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