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Appleyard, John Geoffrey "Geoff"
Appleyard, John Geoffrey "Geoff"
Date of birth:
December 20th, 1916 (Bramley, Leeds/West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
July 13th, 1943 (Sicily, Italy)
Mentioned on:
Commonwealth Memorial of the Missing Cassino
Nationality:
British
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Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Captain
Unit:
B Troop
,
No. 7 Commando
,
Combined Operations Headquarters
,
War Office
,
British Government
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1941
Awarded for:
Operation Savanna
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Captain
Unit:
Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF)
,
Combined Operations Headquarters
,
War Office
,
British Government
Awarded on:
July 28th, 1942
Awarded for:
Operation Postmaster
Second MC received as bar
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Unit:
Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF)
,
Combined Operations Headquarters
,
War Office
,
British Government
Awarded on:
December 15th, 1942
Sources
Photo:
Find a Grave - Informatie over miljoenen begraafplaatsen
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35645/supplement/3293
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35821/supplement/5437/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35170/supplement/2937/data.pdf
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