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ROBINSON, Eric Gascoigne
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
ROBINSON, Eric Gascoigne
Date Of Birth
16 May 1882
Age
32
Birth Place
Greenwich, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Greenwich, London; Langrish, Hampshire, England
Date
26 Feb 1915
Date Of Death
20 Aug 1965
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Later Commander and Rear-Admiral. Egyptian Expeditionary Force. Listed in July 1919 Navy List as a Commander on HMS Theseus. Served as a Commodore of Convoy in the Second World War 1939-1941.
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Further gazette dates: 11/11/1919 (O.B.E.); 01/12/1916 (MiD); 05/12/1916 (Order of the Nile); 26/08/1947 (Liberty Cross) Further gazette pages: 13744 (O.B.E.); 11803 (MiD); 11840 (Order of the Nile); 4037 (Liberty Cross) Gazette issue: 31638 (O.B.E.); 29845 (MiD) 29848 (Order of the Nile); 38055 (Liberty Cross)
Rank Name
Lieutenant-Commander
Award Details
Award received from Egypt during First World War (Order of the Nile). Award received from Norway during Second World War (Liberty Cross).
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
8132 (V.C.); Issue: 29264 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Dardanelles; Gallipoli; Egypt; Russia; Caspian Sea
Service
Royal Navy
Regiment
HMS Vengeance
Place of Death
Haslar, Hampshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Royal Navy
unit
HMS Vengeance
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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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