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Faulds, William Frederick
UK, Army List, 1918
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Full Name
Faulds, William Frederick
Date Of Birth
19 Feb 1895
Age
21
Birth Place
Cradock, Cape Province, South Africa
Nationality
South African
Date
18 Jul 1916
Date Of Death
16 Aug 1950
Fate
Prisoner of War
Incident Details
Missing
Incident Date
23 Mar 1918
Further Information
Officer serving with Supplementary Reserve, Militia, Territorial Army, Oversea Forces (except Union of South Africa Defence Forces), or holding a Temporary or Emergency 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.) The symbol refers to campaigns prior to the present war, except in cases where Officers have been mentioned in Despatches or granted a Reward.
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Served in the First World War with the South African Infantry. Repatriated: 28/11/1918. Later Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant and Captain. First South African born man serving with South African Forces to win the Victoria Cross. Served in East Africa in the Second World War. War Substantive Lieutenant 01/09/1940. Seniority date 01/06/1940.
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Further gazette dates: 28/11/1919 (M.C.) Further gazette pages: 14787 (M.C.) Further gazette issues: 31665 (M.C.)
Rank Name
Private
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
8870 (V.C.); Issue: 29740 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Delville Wood, France; France and Flanders
Service
South African Army
Regiment
South African Infantry
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place Of Death
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Seniority Date
19 May 1917
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
unit
South African Infantry
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Publication Title
UK, Army List, 1918
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
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