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Woolley, Geoffrey Harold
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Woolley, Geoffrey Harold
Date Of Birth
14 May 1892
Age
22
Birth Place
Bethnal Green, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Bethnal Green, London; West Chiltington, Sussex, England
Date
1915
Date Of Death
1968
Further Information
M.A. (Master of Arts). Officer serving with Militia, Territorial Army, Supplementary Reserve, Oversea Forces (Except Union of South Africa Defence Forces), or holding a temporary commission, who had service in any of the several theatres of war overseas. [The entry of this symbol is made as such Officers are not shown in the Gradation List of the Half-Yearly Army List].
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Further gazette dates: 14/09/1943 (O.B.E.); 30/05/1919 (M.C.); 18/06/1915 (MiD); 17/12/1918 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 4119 (O.B.E.); 6836 (M.C.); 6004 (MiD); 14935 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 36173 (O.B.E.); 31370 (M.C.); 29200 (MiD); 31077 (MiD)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Rank (2nd)
Captain
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
4990 (V.C.); Issue: 29170 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hill 60, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
London Regiment
Battalion
9th (County of London) Battalion, (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Place of Death
West Chiltington, Sussex
Seniority Date
1 Jun 1916
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
award
1914/15 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
regiment
London 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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