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RANDLE, John Niel
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
RANDLE, John Niel
Date Of Birth
22 Dec 1917
Age
26
Birth Place
Benares, India
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Richmond & Petersham, Surrey; Radlett, Hertfordshire, England
Date
1944
Date Of Death
6 May 1944
Fate
Killed in action
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Regular Army Emergency Commission. Acting Captain 20/10/1941. Parents: Dr Herbert Niel Randle and Edith Randle; husband of Mavis Ellen Randle, of Holywell, Oxford. Qualified in Final Honour School in Law for the degree of B.A. (Oxon).
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Captain
Service Number
130097
Gazette Date
1944
Gazette Page
5673 (V.C.); Issue 36833 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Kohima, Assam, India
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Norfolk Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Commemorated
Kohima War Cemetery, India; St Peter's Church, Petersham, Surrey
Place of Death
Kohima, Assam, India
Seniority Date
15 May 1940
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
regiment
Norfolk Regiment
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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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