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DEASE, MAURICE JAMES
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
DEASE, MAURICE JAMES
Date Of Birth
28 Sep 1889
Age
24
Birth Place
Coole, County West Meath, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Ireland
Date
23 Aug 1914
Date Of Death
23 Aug 1914
Fate
Died of wounds.
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Parents: Edmund F and Katherine M Dease, of Levington, Mullingar, County West Meath, Ireland. One of the first British Officer battle casualties of the war and the first posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross of the war.
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Further gazette dates: 17/11/1914 (V.C.); 16/10/1914 (MiD); 20/10/1914 (MiD). Further gazette pages: 9402 (V.C.); 8353 (MiD); 8385 (MiD). Gazette issue: 28977 (V.C.); 28942 (MiD); 28945 (MiD).
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1914
Gazette Page
9374 (V.C.); Issue 28976 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Mons, Belgium; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment)
Battalion
4th Battalion
Place of Death
Mons, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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1914 Star (Mons Star)
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
regiment
Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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