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Recipients of Prisoner of War (escapee) awards
Recipients of Prisoner of War (escapee) awards
Army Order 193 of 1919 permitted the retrospective granting of gallantry awards for services in captivity; this community tries to bring together the recipients. The Army Order clearly recognised that many acts of gallantry and devotion to duty had previously gone unrecognised, because they were unwitnessed, or because those who had witnessed them were prisoners of war. It allowed rewards for services in the Field, some of which were awarded two or more years after the action being recognised, and for services whilst a Prisoner of War.
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Born 1896
South African Services 4733 or 4738 Private 2nd South African Infantry Wounded and captured at Delville Wood
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4738 Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force
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British Army 9795 Private Somerset Light Infantry
British Army 9795 Private, Acting Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 4th Battalion
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Born 1887
British Army 8617 Private Coldstream Guards
British Army 8617 Acting Corporal Coldstream Guards
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Born 1886
Died 1957
Indian Army Major 24th Punjabis
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Born 1877
British Army 5897 Private 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
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Born 1893
Australian Imperial Force 2840 Private 9th Battalion, Australian Infantry
Australian Imperial Force 2840 Lance Corporal 1st Divisional Machine Gun Company
Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 21st Machine Gun Company
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Born 1867
British Army Major Cheshire Regiment
British Army Major The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
British Army Second Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion
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British Army 7323 Private Corps of Hussars
British Army 7323 Private 15th Hussars
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Born 1891
Australian Imperial Force 2716 Private 56th Infantry Battalion
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Born 1895
Australian Imperial Force 219 Sergeant "A" Company, 19th Battalion, Australian Infantry
Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 19th Battalion, Australian Infantry
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Born 1886
Died 1960
British Army Second Lieutenant 66th Punjabis, Indian Army Reserve of Officers
Indian Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers
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Born 1885
Died 1958
Royal Navy Lieutenant
Royal Navy Captain
Royal Navy Cadet
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More about Archibald Douglas Cochrane -
Born 1878
Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Colonel 48th Battalion, Australian Infantry
More about John Eldred Mott -
Born 1891
Died 1941
British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
British Army Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion
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Born 1888
Died 1940
British Army 85888 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army 5188 Private (Acting Sergeant) 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
British Army Lance Corporal 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards Marlborough Lines, Aldershot
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Born 1893
British Army 2430 Private Northumberland Regiment Appears to have lied about his age
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Born 1886
Died 1952
Canadian Expeditionary Force 18838 Private 3rd Toronto Regiment
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Born 1895
Died 1926
British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment
British Army Captain General List
British Army Captain Essex Regiment
More about Philip Francis Dale