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Wakeham, Philip George

Date of birth:
February 25th, 1903 (Tavistoc/Devon, Great Britain)
Date of death:
1979 (Oxfordshire, Great Britain)
Service number:
J92818
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Philip Wakeham was born on 25 February 1903 in Tavistock, Devon,UK, as son of Henry Harry and Lucy (née Cross) Wakeham.

Promotions:
September 19th, 1918: Boy II;
August 25th,24 augustus 1921: Able Seaman;
July 9th, 1934: Seaman Gunner;
September 11th, 1935: Gun Layer Second Class;
September 12th, 1935: Gunner's Mate;
August 1st, 1940: Temporary Acting Gunner;
June 18th, 1945: Temporary Acting Commanding Gunner.

Career:
?: HMS Resolution;
?: HMS Apollo;
1939: HMS Drake.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Boy 2nd Class
British War Medal 1914-1920
Rank:
Acting Petty Officer
Unit:
H.M.S. Apollo (1934), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
May 10th, 1936
Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1936-1952

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