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85702 Major Malcolm MacALISTER HALL, MC, MiD, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Personal Number: 85702 Rank: Major Name: Malcolm MacALISTER HALL, MC, MiD Unit: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders London Gazette : 27 January...

Thread by: dbf, Dec 29, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN STEWART MAKEIG-JONES OBE HLI

Extracted from Journal of The Royal Highland Fusiliers – 2007 Edition. OBITUARY - LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN STEWART MAKEIG-JONES OBE HLI [ATTACH]...

Thread by: gmyles, Dec 21, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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18665 Major-General John Charles Francis HOLLAND, CB, DFC, MiD, Royal Engineers

Personal Number: 18665 Rank: Major-General Name: John Charles Francis HOLLAND, CB, DFC, MiD Unit: Royal Engineers London Gazette : 27 July 1915...

Thread by: dbf, Dec 10, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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73095 Brigadier Gordon George REINHOLD, MC, MiD, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Personal Number: 73095 Rank: Brigadier Name: Gordon George REINHOLD, MC, MiD Unit: Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) London Gazette : 23 June...

Thread by: dbf, Nov 29, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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22839 Brigadier Robert Alexander HEPPLE, CBE, MC, MiD, MB, Royal Army Medical Corps

Personal Number: 22839 Rank: Brigadier Name: Robert Alexander HEPPLE, CBE, MC, MiD, MB Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps London Gazette : 4 June...

Thread by: dbf, Nov 19, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: RAMC

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117946 Major Woodrow Lyle WYATT (Baron Wyatt of Weeford), MiD, Suffolk Regiment

Personal Number: 117946 Rank: Major Name: Woodrow Lyle WYATT, MiD Unit: Suffolk Regiment London Gazette : 16 February 1940...

Thread by: dbf, Nov 17, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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Ken Tout

Friends, through channels who knew him personally far better than I, I have received the very sad news that (Dr) Ken Tout passed away at the...

Thread by: Staffsyeoman, Jul 11, 2022, 7 replies, in forum: Veteran Accounts

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RIP Ernie Slarks

Sad to announce that Ernie (C Sqr, 23rd Hussars) has left us, aged 99. Ernest Slarks - The Tank Museum I had the great pleasure in meeting Ernie...

Thread by: harkness, Jun 16, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: Veteran Accounts

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Award Military Medal Cpl. F.M. Koons, US Ranger attached No. 4 Commando (Dieppe)

Award Cpl. Franklin Marion 'Zip' Koons, 1st Bn U.S. Rangers attached No. 4 Commando (37044646) OPERATION JUBILEE DIEPPE AREA 19th August 1942...

Thread by: brithm, Jun 14, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: US Units

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Award Military Cross Rev T.J.T. Nicol, R.A.Ch.D. attached 5th Bn The Black Watch

Rev Thomas James Trail (160767) R.A.Ch.D. attached 5th Bn The Black Watch (R.H.R.) At the Wadi Akarit on 6th April 1943, the Battalion suffered...

Thread by: brithm, Jun 13, 2022, 0 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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RIP Jim Holder-Vale

I’m sorry to report that Jim Holder-Vale, who posted here on WW2 Talk as Driver-Op, has died at the age of 98. Jim was a member of my late...

Thread by: tmac, Jun 9, 2022, 13 replies, in forum: Veteran Accounts

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Last Survivor of Sandakan Dies of Covid-19 at 96

Billy Young was the last survivor of the most atrocious and neglected chapters in Australia's wartime history. Of 2,500 Commonwealth prisoners...

Thread by: Reid, May 21, 2022, 0 replies, in forum: War Against Japan

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7052 Cpt. Richard Frederick Jolley M.C. 3/2 Punjab Regt. Kohima

[ATTACH] 7052 Captain Richard Frederick JOLLEY M.C. 3/2 Punjab Regiment Indian Army 10th July 1922 Tunbridge Wells, Kent - 2020 Dick Jolley's...

Thread by: Guy Hudson, Mar 15, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: Burma & India

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5979 Major-General Alexander Hugh GATEHOUSE, DSO, MC, MiD, Royal Armoured Corps

Personal Number: 5979 Rank: Major-General Name: Alexander Hugh GATEHOUSE, DSO*, MC*, MiD Unit: Northumberland Fusiliers ; Royal Tank Corps ; Royal...

Thread by: dbf, Jan 31, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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9487 Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Frank Philip CHRISTISON, GBE, CB, DSO, MC*, MiD, Camerons

Personal Number: 9487 Rank: Lieutenant-General Name: Sir Alexander Frank Philip CHRISTISON, GBE, CB, DSO, MC*, MiD Unit: Queen's Own Cameron...

Thread by: dbf, Jan 31, 2022, 5 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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4075 Brigadier Sir Godfrey Dean RHODES, CB, CBE, DSO, MiD*, Royal Engineers

Personal Number: 4075 Rank: Brigadier-General Name: Sir Godfrey Dean RHODES, CB, CBE, DSO, MiD* Unit: Royal Engineers London Gazette : 26...

Thread by: dbf, Jan 29, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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3408 General Sir George James GIFFARD, GCB, DSO, MiD, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Personal Number: 3408 Rank: General Name: Sir George James GIFFARD, KCB, DSO, MiD Unit: Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) London Gazette : 17...

Thread by: dbf, Jan 26, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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General Sir Basil Ian Spencer GOURLAY, KCB, CVO, OBE, MC, Royal Marines

Personal Number: Rank: General Name: Sir Basil Ian Spencer GOURLAY, KCB, CVO, OBE, MC, MiD Unit: Royal Marines London Gazette : 1945...

Thread by: dbf, Jan 25, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Commandos & Royal Marines

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4407 Lt-Gen. Sir Harry Edward de Robilliard WETHERALL, KBE, CB, DSO, MC, MiD, York & Lancaster Regt.

Personal Number: 4407 Rank: Major-General Name: Sir Harry Edward de Robilliard WETHERALL, KBE, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, MiD Unit: Gloucestershire...

Thread by: dbf, Jan 23, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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5219 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles John Stuart KING, KBE, CB, MiD, Royal Engineers

Personal Number: 5219 Rank: Lieutenant-General Name: Sir Charles John Stuart KING, KBE, CB, MiD Unit: Royal Engineers London Gazette : 23 August...

Thread by: dbf, Jan 16, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: Higher Formations

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