Hope, John Cecil
- Date of birth:
- May 9th, 1913
- Date of death:
- April 24th, 1945
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Argenta
Plot: I. Row: F. Grave: 12. - Service number:
- 126473
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Unit:
- 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, 4th Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Unit:
- 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, 9th Armoured Brigade, 2nd New Zealand Division, New Zealand Military Forces
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1943
Second MC received as bar
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, 61st Infantry Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1945
Posthumously awarded
Sources
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35934/supplement/1175/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37274/supplement/4675/data.pdf
- Recommendation for Award for Hope, John Cecil Rank: Lieutenant Service No: ... | The National Archives
- Recommendation for Award for Hope, John Cecil Rank: Temporary Lieutenant Colonel... | The National Archives
- Recommendation for Award for Hope, John Cecil Rank: Captain Service No: ... | The National Archives
- CWGC
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