Des Voeux, William Richard de Bacquencourt
- Date of birth:
- December 27th, 1911 (Chelsea district, London, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- September 20th, 1944 (Arnhem/Gelderland, Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek
Plot: 6. Row: C. Grave: 10. - Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- 156th Parachute Battalion, 4th Parachute Brigade, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- August 24th, 1944
Posthumously awarded.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- 156th Parachute Battalion, 4th Parachute Brigade, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1945
- Awarded for:
- Operation Market Garden
Posthumously awarded.
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