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Harvey, Samuel
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Harvey, Samuel
Date Of Birth
17 Sep 1881
Age
34
Birth Place
Basford, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
Date
29 Sep 1915
Date Of Death
24 Sep 1960
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
8273
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
11449 (V.C.); Issue: 29371 (V.C.)
Duty Location
“Big Willie” trench, near Hohenzollern Redoubt, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
York and Lancaster Regiment
Battalion
1st Battalion
Commemorated
Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk
Place of Death
Onehouse, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
York and Lancaster 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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