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3950 .Supplement to the London Gazette, 9 September; 1942 , 3950 .SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 9 SEPTEMBER; 1942 , , . , . The Military Medal.., No. 1467274 Sergeant Robert Whitelaw Rollo, Royal Regiment of Artillery (Newtownards,- Co. Down). N.o. '815091 Warrant Officer -Class. II (Battery No. .853174 Sergeant Harry .Scyner, 'Royal Regiment Sergeant-Major) Alfred Sidney Hole, Royal Morse of Artillery' (Birmingham). • • - •• .... Artillery (Steyning, 'Sussex). No. 1528784 Sergeant Owen Emlyn Williams, Royal No. 818571 Battery 'Quarter-Master-Sergeant (acting • Regiment of Artillery (Pontypridd). • Warrant Officer Class II (Battery- Sergeant-Major) ) No. 1430113 Bombardier (acting Sergeant) Keith ;• Arthur Crocker, Royal Horse Artillery (Carlisle).- Trude Hiskins, • Royal Regiment of Artillery No.- 808840 Sergeant (acting Warrant Officer Class.II .(London, N..W.6). '. , (Battery Sergeant-Major) ) David George . Hurry, No. 83528.3 Lance-Sergeant Hubert Frank Holder-, Royal.Horse Artillery-(Dagenham). ' Royal- Regiment of- Artillery (Grays, Essex). No. 2974260 Bombardier James Leitch, Royal Horse No. 904148 Lance-Sergeant '-Norman Hutchinson, .. Artillery (Strone-ay-Dunoon, Argyll).' Royal Regiment of Artillery. (Newcastle-on-Tyne). v No. " 860477 'Bombardier John , Frederick .Parsons, No. .860941 Bombardier Alfred George Allen,. Royal Royal Horse Artillery (London, .Si-E.i'6). .' Regiment of Artillery (Dagenham, Essex). No. .968039 Gunner (acting Bombardier) George ,Np. 1450597 Bombardier Patrick Gorman, Royal Brooks Openshaw, Royal Horse- Artillery (Rad- -.'Regiment of -Artillery (Broxburn, W. Lothian). • cliffe, Lanes.). •' . • ... ' No. 938849 Bombardier Alan Clements Perry, Royal No,. 1095724 Lance-Bombardier Lorraine Roselt, . Regiment of Artillery (Newport,- I.O.W.). Royal Horse .Artillery (Southern Rhodesia). No.-851529 Bombardier-Alexander Ross, • Royal. Regi-'" No. 552588 Sergeant Daniel Foster, ist King's ment of Artillery .(Huntly, Aberdeerishire).' Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps (Leigh, No. 59952 Bombardier ? Daniel Shackleton, Royal '. Lanes.)., ".',.' • , Regiment -of Artillery (Hull). 'No. ,550987 Sergeant Harold Victor Britton,,- 'The No.'1463728',Lance-Bombardier (acting -Bombardier) Queen's Bays (2nd -Dragoon. Guards), Royal . Everett John Gray, Royal /Regiment of Artillery Armoured Corps. > '• • • , ' . • (Norwich).' '•••'• . , • -. , No. 554627 Sergeant Stanley Roberts, 7th'.Queen's .No. -950642- .Gunner (acting- Bombardier).. Hugh Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps ''(Wigan, ; Butterworth, Royal • Regiment of Artillery (Roch- Lanes.). '• 'dale). • - • •• No. 555723 Sergeant Ernest Thomas Sutton, '8th No. 4537276 Lance-Bombardier Lawrence Skillings, 'King's Royal Irish Hussars, Royal Armoured-'Corps -.(Coventry, Warwickshire). Royal Regiment of Artillery' (Bradford, Yorks). No. 7909373 Sergeant Albert Henry James Osborne, No. 1438941 Gunner Kenneth Mbstyn Jones, Royal loth Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), Royal Regiment -of Artillery (now No. 339625 Aircraft- : , man 2nd Class Kenneth Mostyn. Jones,'Royal Air Armoured Corps (Bishopsteignton). 1 'Force) (Bristol). No. '7878029 Lance-Corporal Frank • Fisher,. loth No. 1482630 Gunner Robert Douglas. Thompson, Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's ^Own), Royal • 'Royal Regiment of Artillery (Sheffield). -,] Armouored iCorps :(Axbridge, Somerset). No. 2193490 Lance-Sergeant Clarence Edward Holden No. 7876232 Warrant Officer. Class II (Regimental Bagg, Corps of Royal Engineers (Barnsley, York's). ; Q'uarter-Master-iSergeant) Robert Olaf Henry Glass, No. 2070637 • Lance-Sergeant Brian Martin Boag, i2th Royal- Lancers (Princet of Wales's), Royal Corps of Royal Engineers (Liverpool). ' , Armoured. Corps'(Eastney, Hants). No: 23075; Private Hayene' Cohen, Corps of Royal No. , 7884223 Sergeant (acting Squadron Quarter- Engineers. '' ' .•' ,' Master-Sergeant) Leslie Wakefield, Royal Tank No. 2327194 Sergeant .Andrew John Blair, .Royal Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps- (Gateshead). ' 'Corps of'Signals.-(Strathyr, Perthshire). "-.- .No. 420113 Sergeant. Sidney Mictiael Huth, ,Royal No. 39613'! 3 'Corporal1 George 'James Bevan, Royal - Tank'Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps .(Cullomp- Corps of Signals (Mountain1 Ash). ton, Devon). -,No.'2655397'Warrant' Officer • Class II (Company No. 7883192 Corporal (acting Sergeant)" Leonard Sergeant-Major)' Hugh McCarter Joel, Coldstream Gosby, Royal Tank' Regiment, ,LRoyal Armoured Guards., '. Corps (Boscombe, Hants). f No. 6085172 Sergeant (acting Warrant Officer'Class No. 7881028 Corporal (acting Sergeant) Horace II (Companv Sergeant-Major)) Dudley- Edward .William Haines, Royal Tank, Regiment, Royal Wright (London, W.4). ' Armoured Corps. ''(Stratford-on-Avon). • , • No. 6285791 Private Jack Ruane, The Buffs (Royal .No. 7883406 Corporal- (acting Sergeant) William East Kent Regiment) (Ashford, Kent). McCord, Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured No. 4269670' Sergeant 'William Shaftoe, The Royal Corps (Fouldhouse, W. Lothian). Northumberland Fusiliers -(Newc'astle-on-Tyne): No. 316537 Lance-Sergeant, Frederick Edward James No. 4269940 Fusilier John Henry Clark, The Royal . ' Bateman, Royal 'Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured • Northumberland Fu&iliers (North Shields). • Corps (Birmingham). •' , No. 4854054 Sergeant Victor Forrister, The Leicester- No. 410616 Corporal . Michael . Riley, Royal Tank shire Regiment (Longtqn, Staffs).,. ', Regiment,. Royal Armoured Corps (Old Whitting- No. 3602329' Corporal ' (acting Sergeant) • John toh, Derbyshire). Edwards, The Border Regiment- (Wigan-,..Lanes). No. 7888776 Trooper (acting' Corporal) Ronald No.' 6396042 Corporal '(acting Sergeant)* Patrick Wyrifold Maple, Royal Tank' Regiment, .Royal Christopher Anthony.Brennan, The' Royal1 Sussex Armoured Corps (Bristol). - Regiment. (Dublin). • • ' . No., 7914147 Trooper Maurice John Bourne, Royal No. 2756003 Sergeant Donald Norman Miller, The Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Cqrps (New- <, Black'Watch (Royal Highland'Regiment). port, Shropshire). ' . • ' , No. 2928163 Lance-Corporal Victor Robert Dunn, No. 7882602 Trooper 'Herbert Charles Hall, Royal ', The Queen's Own.'Cameron Highlanders (Glasgow). •• Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured ' Corps No. ,6915496 . Sergeant William Hussey, The Rifle (Worcester). • • ' "'•'•.' •Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) (Upton Park). No. 7897414 Trooper Horace Neville Morse, Royal , No.. 6912537 Rifleman .Reginald Bridger, The' Rifle '-•Gloucestershire Hussars, Royal Armoured ."Corps .'Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) (London, SlW.ig). - (Gloucester). • , • , . ' . No. 6915474 Rifleman Robert Galloway, The Rifle No. 7881923, Warrant Officer Class 'II -(Squadron Brigade (Prince 'Consort's Own) • (Skelrriefsdale, Sergeant-Major) ' . (now • , Second-Lieutenant) Lanes). Frederick Charles John Crowley, County of London No.' T 765949 Sergeant Frederick Ellis,1' Royal Army 'Yeomanry, Royal Armoured-Corps. Service Corps • (Birkenhead).' ,. No. 7882754 'Lance-Sergeant Francis Jame's Day, No. T/Cy. 105''Corporal'Mu'stapha Suleyman, 'Royal County of London Yeomanry, Royal' Armoured Army .Service Corps. • • . •" Corps (Surbiton, Surrey). • <' •- , . " No. T/192299 .Private (acting Corporal) Sidney No. 826758 Sergeant (acting Battery Quarter-Master- Thompson, Royal Army Service Corps (Manches- Sergeant) Joseph Alborn, Royal Regiment of ter).'- • * .. ••.-«_ Artillery (Scunthorpe, Lincs^). .• \. ' No. 808008 Driver James Millar, Royal Army Ser- No. 3050359 Sergeant, Hugh Alexander Brown, •vice Corps (Kingston-on-Thames). , Royal Regiment of Artillery..(Fouldhouse; W. No.].NX.16060 Corporal William Perry Gleeson, Aus- Lothian). - . ; . trali'an Military 'Forces. >, . ' - No.. 4185405 Sergeant Frederick: Henry .Manley, . No. SX.-6i62 Lance-Corporal Alfred Stephen Wright, Royal'Regiment of/Artillery (London, S.W.i6). Australian Military Forces. No. 1433440 Sergeant Frederick William Pay, Royal No. SX.7835 .Private Clarence William Duffield, Aus- Regiment of Artillery (Southfleet, Kent). / ' ' tralian Military Forces. No. 774806 Sergeanjt Charles Proud, Royal- Regiment No. 6260 Warrant Officer Class' I Thomas Gerald of Artillery (Workington, Cumberland).' . Fowler, New Zealand Military Forces. ; , No. 1532623 Sergeant Cyril Piisey, Royal Regiment \ No. 39123 Warrant Officer Class II Watene Pabau, of Artillery (Slough, Bucks.). - - New Zealand Military Forces..
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