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Cator, Harry
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Cator, Harry
Date Of Birth
24 Jan 1894
Age
23
Birth Place
Drayton, Norwich
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
9 Apr 1917
Date Of Death
7 Apr 1966
Information
Served as a Serjeant with The East Surrey Regiment in the First World War. Commissioned and served as a Temporary Captain in the Home Guard in the Second World War. War Substantive Lieutenant 03/01/1943. Temporary Captain 03/01/1943. Seniority date 03/10/1942.
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Further gazette dates: 22/08/1916 (M.M.); 13/07/1917 (Croix de Guerre) Further gazette pages: 8360 (M.M.); 7095 (Croix de Guerre) Gazette issue: 29719 (M.C.); 30184 (Croix de Guerre)
Rank Name
Serjeant
Service Number
5190
Service To Date
21 Jan 1919
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Croix de Guerre).
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5704 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Arras, France; France and Flanders
Notes written in Observations Column
All medals verified with medal rolls/card
Date of Disembarkation
23 Jun 1915
Service
British Army
Regiment
East Surrey Regiment
Battalion
7th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
Sproston, Norwich
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
Military Medal (MM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
regiment
East Surrey 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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