Date of birth:

October 5th, 1907

Date of death:

September 1985 (Canterbury/Kent, Great Britain)

Service number:

6910706

Nationality:

British

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Warrant Officer 3rd Class

Unit:

No. 4 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1942

Awarded for:

Operation Jubilee

Recommendation:
"Sgt.Mjr. Stockdale took command of the Troop after al his Officers had been killed or had become casualties. Sgt. Stockdale, while leading a bayonet charge, had part of his foot blown away by an enemy stick-bomb. Although in very great pain, Sgt. Stockdale continued to engage the enemy. He set a splendid example, and was an inspiration to his men."

• - Copy of the original recommendation signed by Brigadier Laycock - Stiwot archief - Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35729 published on the 2 October 1942