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Sharpe, Charles Richard
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Sharpe, Charles Richard
Date Of Birth
2 Apr 1889
Age
26
Birth Place
Pickworth, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Pickworth & Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Date
9 May 1915
Date Of Death
18 Feb 1963
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Later Company Sergeant-Major. Also served in the Second World War with The Leicestershire Regiment.
Rank Name
Acting Corporal
Service Number
7942
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
6270 (V.C.); Issue 29210 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Rouges Bancs, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Lincolnshire Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Commemorated
Newport Cemetery, Lincoln
Place of Death
Workington, Cumberland
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Lincolnshire 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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