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Greaves, Fred
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Greaves, Fred
Date Of Birth
16 May 1890
Age
27
Birth Place
Killamarsh, Derbyshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Killamarsh & Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Date
4 Oct 1917
Date Of Death
11 Jun 1973
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Later Sergeant.
Rank Name
Acting Corporal
Service Number
23715
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
12329 (V.C.); Issue: 30400 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Poelcapelle, east of Ypres, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion
9th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire 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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