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Addison, The Reverend William Robert Fountaine
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Addison, The Reverend William Robert Fountaine
Date Of Birth
18 Sep 1883
Age
32
Birth Place
Cranbrook, Kent
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Goudhurst, Kent; St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Date
9 Apr 1916
Date Of Death
7 Jan 1962
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Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, ranking as Captain (Bulford 22/09/1915), later 2nd Class ranking as Lieutenant-Colonel. Church of England. Employed. Regular Army Reserve of Officers 03/05/1932. Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class, ranking as Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Army Chaplain's Department, Bulford, seniority date 03/05/1932, Army List 1933. Deputy Assistant Chaplain General 1942.
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Further gazette dates: 17/10/1916 (MiD); 15/05/1917 (Cross of St George) Further gazette pages: 10058 (MiD); 4725 (Cross of St George) Further gazette issues: 29789 (MiD); 30070 (Cross of St George)
Rank Name
Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
9417 (V.C.); Issue 29765 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia; Bordon
Service
British Army
Regiment
Army Chaplain's Department
Commemorated
Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England
Place Of Death
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex
Seniority Date
22 Sep 1915
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Army Chaplain's Department
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31/10/2023
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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