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GARDNER, Philip John
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
GARDNER, Philip John
Date Of Birth
25 Dec 1914
Age
27
Birth Place
Sydenham, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Sydenham & Dulwich, London, England
Date
23 Nov 1941
Date Of Death
14 Feb 2003
Fate
Prisoner of War in Italy
Information
Regular Army Emergency Commission. War Substantive Lieutenant. P.O.W. Camp number 49, Reggio Nell Emilia, postal mark number 3200.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 17/10/1941 (M.C.) Further gazette pages: 6086 (M.C.) Further Gazette issues: 35316 (M.C.)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Rank (2nd)
Acting Captain
Service Number
132595
Gazette Date
1942
Gazette Page
645 (V.C.); Issue 35448 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Tobruk, Libya; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment
Corps
Royal Armoured Corps
Place of Death
Hove, Sussex
Seniority Date
18 May 1940
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
unit
Royal Armoured Corps
regiment
Royal Tank Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
Oct 31, 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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