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Cargill, John Ritchie

Service number:
LT/JX. 180086
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leading Seaman
Unit:
H.M.T. Clythness, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941
Citation:
"For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness, and for never failing to set an example of wholehearted devotion to duty, without which the high tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld."

LG 35204/3746.
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Sources

  • - Supplement to The London Gazette of 27th June 1941, Issue 35204, dated 1st July 1941

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