Date of birth:

January 4th, 1918 (Gateshead/North East England, Great Britain)

Date of death:

October 9th, 1997 (St. Helier/Jersey, Channel Islands)

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Servicenumber 4270213.

James McCloy was taken Prisoner-of-War by the Italians at Tobruk, but later managed to escape.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

Awarded on:

February 24th, 1942

Citation:
"In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East."

James McCloy received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for defending ground singlehanded against the enemy.


Published in The London Gazette dated 24th Febraury 1942.

• Photo 1: Angela Ford
• - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 20th febraury 1942, Issue 35465, dated 24th February 1942