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Crozier, Gordon Cecil

Date of birth:
1920
Date of death:
1991
Nationality:
Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

Servicenumber C.63438.

After enlisting in the Canadian Army, Gordon Cecil Crozier was send overseas to Europe on February 15th, 1941. He fought in Normandy and the Netherlands.

After the Second World War, Crozier stayed in the Canadian Army and served with the United Nations Emergency Force Ordnance Company at Camp Rafah, Egypt for which he received the United Nations Medal. He retired in 1970. In 1991 he died after a farming accident.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Canadian Infantry Corps
Awarded on:
February 10th, 1945
Received in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field.

Published in The London Gazette dated April 5th, 1945.
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)

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