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ADDISON, ALBERT PERCY
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
ADDISON, ALBERT PERCY
Rank Name
Captain
Gazette Info
Gazette issue 30258. C.M.G.; In recognition of his services in command of H.M.S. “Dartmouth” during the pursuit of and running fight with Austrian cruisers, which had attacked the Allied drifter line in the Straits of Otranto on the 15th May, 1917, and especially for his excellent judgement and work in bringing his ship safely into port, when she had been torpedoed by an enemy submarine on her passage back, after the cruiser action was over.
Gazette Date
29 Aug 1917
Gazette Page
8985
Duty Location
STRAITS OF OTRANTO
Service
ROYAL NAVY
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
Royal Navy
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
Oct 29, 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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