Grenadier Guards: Gallantry Awards & Honours

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Name Clutton, Frederick John
Rank: Warrant Officer Class 1
Service No: 2622361
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Birthday Honours
Award: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 02 June 1962

 

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Name Collett, Hubert
Rank: Guardsman
Service No: 5382080
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Escape and Evasion and Special Operations
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 04 November 1941

 

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Name O'Connor, James
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 2614553
Regiment: 3 Battalion Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Italy
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 08 February 1945

 

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Name Cottrell, Frank
Rank: Unpaid Lance Corporal
Service No: 2617512
Regiment: 4 Tank Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 02 August 1945

 

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Name Crosthwaite, Ivor John
Rank: Captain
Service No: 67975
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Distinguished Service Order
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 21 June 1945


6TH GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION ; INVESTITURE
Original wartime caption: Major I.V.Crosthwaite 4th Tk. Grenadier Guards receives the D.S.O. from the C-in-C.
Creator: No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit (Photographer), Sergeant Morris (Undefined)
Production date: 1945-06-12
Catalogue number: BU 7823

 

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Name Dean, Herbert
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: 2618660
Regiment: 4 Tank Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 22 March 1945

 

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Name Delebecque, Sidney
Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 2614185
Regiment: 6 Motor Battalion Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Middle East (Egypt and Libya)
Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 19 August 1943

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DELEBECQUE, S. Sgt.
2614185
During a night attack on the Mareth Line on 16/17 March 1943, this NCO was commanding a Carrier Section. When his Coy got seriously held up in uncharted minefield it also came under heavy machine gun fire. Sgt Delebecque took out three carriers through the minefields and, with the greatest bravery and presence of mind, destroyed two machine gun posts which were holding up his Coy.

Within about two hours almost all the carriers had been destroyed on mines and this NCO’s Coy was in a most precarious position, being surrounded and attacked from all sides. Sgt Delebecque was ordered to take up a hastily collected Pl of dismounted carrier men in order to relieve the situation. When he arrived in the position he found that only one junior officer was left alive. He, with the greatest coolness and personal courage, directed the action of his Pl in such a way as to enable the remnants of his Coy eventually to withdraw under extremely difficult circumstances. Had it not been for Sgt Delebecque’s inspiring example and power of leadership it is very doubtful that any of the Coy would have got away at all.

 

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Name Dennis, Leslie Walter
Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 2616032
Regiment: 1 Motor Battalion Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 24 January 1946

 

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Name Duffy
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment: The Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Royal Marines
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 19 March 1946

 

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Name Dunham, George
Rank: Corporal
Service No: 2614374
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 12 July 1945

 

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Name Earle, Charles
Rank: Major
Service No: 56644
Regiment: 1 Motor Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Distinguished Service Order
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 24 January 1946

 

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Name Earle, Charles
Rank: Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment: Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia)
Award: Order of the British Empire
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 23 September 1943

 

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Name Ellingham, Thomas Frederick
Rank: Corporal
Service No: 2618476
Regiment: 5 Battalion Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Italy
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 28 June 1945

 

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Name Etherton, Robert Roy
Rank: Lieutenant, Temporary Captain
Service No: 149122
Regiment: 4 Tank Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Military Cross
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 21 June 1945

6TH GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION ; INVESTITURE
Original wartime caption: Captain R.R.Etherton, 4th Tk. Grenadier Guards, receives the M.C. from the C-in-C.
Creator: No. 5 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit (Photographer)
Seregant Morris (Undefined)
Production date: 1945-06-12
Catalogue number: BU 7825

 

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Name Everin, Sampson
Rank: Guardsman
Service No: 2620788
Regiment: 2 Armoured Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: North West Europe
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 21 December 1944

 

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Name Fairclough, J
Rank: Guardsman
Service No: 2619513
Regiment: Grenadier Guards No 2 Commando
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Escape and Evasion and Special Operations
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 07 January 1943

 

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Name Fairclough, John
Rank: Guardsman
Service No: 2619513
Regiment: Grenadier Guards attached No 2 Commando
Theatre of Combat or Operation: The London Omnibus List For gallant and distinguished Services in the Field
Award: Military Medal
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 09 March 1943

 

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Name Fisher, Kenneth
Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2
Service No: 6201036
Regiment: 5 Battalion Grenadier Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Foreign to British: USA
Award: Bronze Star
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 23 July 1948