Appleyard, John Geoffrey "Geoff"
- Date of birth:
- December 20th, 1916 (Bramley, Leeds/West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- July 13th, 1943 (Sicily, Italy)
- Mentioned on:
- Commonwealth Memorial of the Missing Cassino
- Nationality:
- British
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Captain
- Unit:
- B Troop, No. 7 Commando, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1941
- Awarded for:
- Operation Savanna
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Captain
- Unit:
- Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF), Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1942
- Awarded for:
- Operation Postmaster
Second MC received as bar
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Unit:
- Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF), Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1942
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