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Africa Star

The Africa Star was awarded for service in any operational area in North-Africa between June 10th 1940 (the day of Italy's entry into the war) and May 12th 1943 (the end of hostilities in North-Africa) or the Mediterranean. The badge is a six-pointed star with the Royal Cipher GRI-VI in the centre surmounted by a crown above the inscription: The Africa Star. The ribbon is 1.25" wide and coloured pale buff with a vertical broad scarlet stripe and a narrow stripe of dark blue to the left and one of light blue to the right of the central stripe; the buff representing the desert, the other colors the three armed services.
Bars were awarded to personnel of 8Th Army, 1st Army and for service in North-Africa 1942-1943; the emblems were the digit 8 for 8th Army from October 23rd 1942 to December 5th 1943 and the digit 1 for 1st Army from November 8th to December 31st 1942 or from January 1st to December 5th 1943. A silver rosette was worn by personnel of HQ 18th AG who were not eligible for the first two bars.

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Gammell, James Andrew Harcourt* September 26th, 1892
† August 1st, 1975

Gardner, Philip John "Pip"* December 25th, 1914
† February 15th, 2003

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Garland, Eric Francis* 1920
† January 17th, 2016

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Gatward, Alfred Kitchener "Ken"* August 28th, 1914
† November 19th, 1998

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Gear, Alan Walter* February 2nd, 1916
† May 22nd, 2003

Gerrett, Thomas Desmond* December 22nd, 1913
† October 19th, 2006

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Gilmore, John Louis* August 21st, 1918

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Glaser, John Marshall† May 19th, 1953

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Glen, Arthur Allan* May 2nd, 1918
† December 19th, 1979

Goddard, Henry Gordon† November 13th, 1972

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Goldstone, Lionel Stanley* 1905
† November 7th, 1943
Plot: I Row: C Grave: 12

Gordon, James Heather* March 7th, 1909
† July 24th, 1986

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Gordon, Stanley Edward† April 17th, 1945
Plot: 3 Row: B Grave: 16

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Gott, William Henry Ewart "Strafer"* August 13th, 1897
† August 7th, 1942
Plot: XXXIII Row: D Grave: 21

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Gould, Stephen Edward† August 1st, 1941

Gould, Thomas William* December 28th, 1914
† December 6th, 2001

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Graham, Quintin Dick* July 4th, 1895
† September 2nd, 1968

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Gratwick, Percival Eric* October 19th, 1902
† October 26th, 1942

Gray, Joseph Butterfield* December 23rd, 1919

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Gray, Owen Park* May 5th, 1908
† June 9th, 1969

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Gray, Robert Hampton "Hammy"* November 2nd, 1917
† August 9th, 1945
Grave: 13

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Grayburn, John Hollington* January 30th, 1918
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: 13 Row: C Grave: 11

Gretton, Peter William* August 27th, 1912
† November 11th, 1992

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Gubbins, Colin McVean* July 2nd, 1896
† February 1st, 1976

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Gunn, George Ward* July 26th, 1912
† November 21st, 1941
Plot: 4 Row: F Grave: 1

Gurney, Arthur Stanley* December 15th, 1908
† July 22nd, 1942
Plot: XVI Row: H Grave: 21

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