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BENT, Spencer John
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
BENT, Spencer John
Date Of Birth
18 Mar 1891
Age
23
Birth Place
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Stowmarket, Suffolk; Hackney, London, England
Date
1914
Date Of Death
3 May 1977
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Later Acting Sergeant and Regimental Sergeant-Major.
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Further gazette dates: 13/06/1919 (M.M.); 25/08/1915 (Cross of St George) Further gazette pages: 7673 (M.M.); 8505 (Cross of St George) Gazette issue: 31405 (M.M.); 29275 (Cross of St George)
Rank Name
Drummer
Service Number
8581
Award Details
Award received from Imperial Russia during First World War (Cross of St George).
Gazette Date
1914
Gazette Page
10533 (V.C.); Issue: 29001 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Le Gheer, Belgium; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place of Death
London
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Military Medal (MM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
East Lancashire 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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