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MELLISH, Edward Noel
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
MELLISH, Edward Noel
Date Of Birth
24 Dec 1880
Age
35
Birth Place
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Barnet, Hertfordshire; South Petherton, Somerset; Lewisham, London; Dunmow, Essex., England
Date
1916
Date Of Death
1962
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Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, Church of England. Served as a trooper in the Second Boer War, 1900-1902, with Baden Powell's Police. Served in the First World War with The Army Chaplains' Department. Also attached to the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Served in the Second World War as an Air Raid Warden.
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Further gazette dates: 12/12/1919 (M.C.); 08/07/1919 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 15438 (M.C.); 8786 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 31684 (M.C.); 31446 (MiD)
Rank Name
Captain, The Reverend
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
4119 (V.C.); Issue: 29555 (V.C.)
Duty Location
St Eloi, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Army Chaplain's Department
Place of Death
South Petherton, Somerset
Seniority Date
5 May 1915
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
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Army Chaplain's Department
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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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