McBride, John "Jock"

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Nationality:: British

Biography

Army Service Number 1460411.

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private
Unit:: No. 1 Platoon, 21st Independent Parachute Company, Divisional Troops, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
Awarded on:: March 1st, 1945
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden

For gallantry in action in September 1944 in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Sources

- GIJBELS, P. & TRUESDALE D., Leading the Way to Arnhem, R.N. Sigmond Publishing, Renkum, Nederland, 2008.
- The Pegasus Archive - The Battle of Arnhem Archive
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36961/supplement/1187/data.pdf

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