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QUERIPEL, Lionel Ernest
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
QUERIPEL, Lionel Ernest
Date Of Birth
13 Jul 1920
Age
24
Birth Place
Winterbourne Monkton, Dorset
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Winterbourne Monkton, Dorset; Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Date
19 Sep 1944
Date Of Death
19 Sep 1944
Fate
Killed in action.
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The Royal Sussex Regiment, attached 10th Parachute Battalion. Formerly Lieutenant. War Substantive Captain 16/12/1943. Temporary Major 21/09/1943. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Leslie Herbert and Sybil Queripel, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Rank Name
Captain
Service Number
108181
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
669 (V.C.); Issue: 36917 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Arnhem, Holland
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Sussex Regiment
Battalion
Attached 10th Parachute Battalion
Commemorated
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Holland; The Royal Sussex Regimental Chapel, Chichester Cathedral.
Place of Death
Arnhem, Holland
Seniority Date
22 Apr 1941
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
regiment
Royal Sussex Regiment
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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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