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Brooks, Oliver
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Brooks, Oliver
Date Of Birth
1889
Age
26
Birth Place
Midsomer Norton, Somerset
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Midsomer Norton, Somerset; Windsor, Berkshire, England
Date
8 Oct 1915
Date Of Death
29 Oct 1940
Information
Later Sergeant.
Rank Name
Lance Serjeant
Service Number
6738
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
10629 (V.C.); Issue: 29342 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Loos, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Coldstream Guards
Battalion
3rd Battalion
Commemorated
Windsor Cemetery, Berkshire
Place of Death
Windsor, Berkshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Coldstream Guards
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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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