The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Image Details Name O'Grady, Robert Hardress Standish Rank: Lieutenant Service No: 314053 Regiment: Irish Guards Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45 Award: Military Cross Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 07 June 1945 Date 1945 Catalogue reference WO 373/54
Personal Number: 314053 Army Number: 2723943 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Robert Hardriss Standish O'GRADY, MC Unit: Irish Guards London Gazette : 19 May 1944 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36519/supplement/2278/data.pdf The undermentioned Cadets to be 2nd Lts.: — 24th Mar.1944: - I. G'ds. 2723943 Robert Harris Standish O’GRADY (314053) London Gazette : 7 June 1945 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37112/supplement/2878/data.pdf The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe: — The Military Cross. Lieutenant Robert Hardress Standish O'GRADY (314053), Irish Guards (Totland Bay, I.O.W .). London Gazette : 31 January 1947 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37867/supplement/546/data.pdf I. Gds. 2nd Lt. (War Subs. Lt.) Robert Hardriss Standish O'GRADY, M.C. (314053) from Emerg. Commn. to be 2nd Lt., 1st Feb. 1947, with seniority, 15th Jan. 1946. London Gazette : 30 December 1949 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38794/supplement/6161/data.pdf I. G'ds 2nd Lt. R. H. S. O'GRADY, M.C. (314053), to be Lt., 15th July 1947. London Gazette : 15 January 1952 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39439/supplement/321/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. I.G. Lt. R. H. S. O'GRADY, M.C. (314053), to be Capt., 15th Jan. 1952.
From IG Journal, 1969 Officers, 3rd Battalion, Hoffnungstal, 1946. Back Row: Lieut. C.J. Atkins, Capt. W.E. Crowder, Capt. F.S. Collin, Lieut. R.D.C. Bacon, Lieut. C.R. Robertson Centre Row: Capt. C.W.D. Harvey-Kelly, Capt. R.B.H. Ingleby, Lieut. A.L. Samuelson, Capt. D.E.J. Radcliffe, Lieut. W. Moore, MC Front Row: Lieut. J.E. Russi, Capt. A.N. Bell MC, Major A.P. Dodd, Capt. K.G. Darrell-Rew, Lieutenant Colonel D.H. FitzGerald DSO, Major B.O.P. Eugster DSO, MC Sitting: Lieut. E.D.D. Ryder, Lieut. P.N.H. Fawcett, Capt. J.E.C. Lewis-Crosby, Lieut. P.H. Filmer-Sankey, Lieut. J.A. Aylmer, Capt. Lord Plunket, Capt. (QM) R. Hastings, Lieut. R.H.S. O’Grady MC
Irish Guards: Medal Rolls, General Service Medal, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948 Personal Number: 314053 Rank: Captain Name: R H S O’GRADY, MC Unit: 1 Irish Guards GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948 TNA Reference: WO 100/526 Notes: