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DERRICK, Thomas Currie
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
DERRICK, Thomas Currie
Date Of Birth
20 Mar 1914
Age
29
Birth Place
Berri, Murray River, South Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
24 Nov 1943
Date Of Death
23 May 1945
Fate
Died of wounds
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Later Lieutenant. Son of David and Ada Derrick; husband of Beryl Violet Derrick of North Adelaide, South Australia.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 16/02/1943 (D.C.M.) Further gazette pages: 864 (D.C.M.) Further Gazette issues: 35908 (D.C.M.)
Rank Name
Sergeant
Service Number
SX7964
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
1361 (V.C.); Issue: 36436 (V.C.)
Duty Location
New Guinea; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Military Forces
Battalion
2/48th Battalion (South Australia)
Commemorated
Labuan War Cemetery, North Borneo; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Place of Death
Tarakan, Borneo
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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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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