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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Walker, Joseph Frederick (Service number: J81293) |
| Date of birth: | October 15th, 1897 (Portsea Island-Portsmouth/Hampshire, Great Britain)
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| Date of death: |
August 21st, 1966 (St Mary's Hospital-Newport-Isle of Wight/Hampshire, Great Britain)
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BIOGRAPHY:
October 15th, 1947: placed on retired list in rank of Lieutenant
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GEORGE MEDAL
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Rank:
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Commissioned Engineer
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Royal Navy, H.M.S. Arrow (Royal Navy, H.M.S. Arrow)
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Awarded on:
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January 11th, 1944
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Action:
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Citation:
"For outstanding courage and devotion to duty after an explosion by which he was badly hurt. In spite of flames, bursting ammunition, and his own burns, he went down into the Engine Room of his ship, and did everything possible to limit the damage. Only when there was no more to be done did he relax his efforts."
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| Picture source: |
- Alison Butcher
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| Information source(s): |
- Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 5th June 1942, Issue 35586, dated 11th June 1942
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 7th January 1944, Issue 36324, dated 11th January 1944
- The London Gazette, Issue 38113 of 31st October 1947
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