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Towse, Sir Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Towse, Sir Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith
Date Of Birth
23 Apr 1864
Age
35
Birth Place
Regents Park, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
London; Goring-on-Thames, Berkshire, England
Date
11 Dec 1899
Date Of Death
21 Jun 1948
Further Information
Officer serving with Special Reserve of Officers, Territorial Force, Reserve of Officers etc., who has War Service.
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Served in the Second Boer war with The Gordon Highlanders. Also served in the First World War. Special Appointment. Class FF, without pay and allowances. Retired pay. Gentleman at Arms. Captain, His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, seniority date 01/01/1903. Gentleman-at-Arms; Retired Pay; Reserve of Officers: Late Gordon Highlanders, Army List 1911. Captain, Gordon Highlanders, Reserve of Officers, late Half Pay, Gentleman-at-Arms, Army List 1911.
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Further gazette dates: 13/06/1916 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 5957 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 29623 (MiD)
Rank Name
Captain
Gazette Date
1900
Gazette Page
4196 (V.C.); Issue: 27208 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Magersfontein, South Africa
Service
British Army
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place of Death
Goring-on-Thames, Berkshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
Queen's South Africa Medal (QSA)
unit
Gordon Highlanders
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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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