London Gazette Victoria Cross citation

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Victoria Cross citation official military record

The London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee is the official published record detailing the actions for which he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in World War II.

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London Gazette Victoria Cross citation canonical 1
London Gazette wartime honours and awards notices 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Victoria Cross citation ⓘ
official military record ⓘ
archivesLocation London Gazette ⓘ
surface form: The London Gazette online archive
associatedWithDecoration The Victoria Cross ⓘ
surface form: Victoria Cross medal
awardTypeRecorded The Victoria Cross ⓘ
surface form: Victoria Cross
battleDescribed Battle of Narvik ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Narvik
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
countryOfPublication United Kingdom ⓘ
describesActionDate 10 April 1940 ⓘ
describesCommandOfRecipient HMS Hardy ⓘ
describesFormationCommanded 2nd Destroyer Flotilla ⓘ
describesGallantryOf Bernard Warburton-Lee ⓘ
describesLocation Narvik ⓘ
surface form: Narvik, Norway
describesNatureOfGallantry leadership in destroyer attack against superior enemy forces ⓘ
describesOutcomeForRecipient posthumous award ⓘ
describesRankOfRecipient Captain ⓘ
describesRecipientDeathInAction true ⓘ
describesServiceBranchOfRecipient Royal Navy ⓘ
documentType gazette notice ⓘ
honourRecorded The Victoria Cross ⓘ
surface form: Victoria Cross for valour
isOfficialSourceFor details of Bernard Warburton-Lee's Victoria Cross award ⓘ
isPartOfSeries London Gazette Victoria Cross citation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: London Gazette wartime honours and awards notices
issuingAuthority UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government
jurisdiction British honours system ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom honours system
language English ⓘ
legalStatus official government notice ⓘ
medium digital archive ⓘ
print ⓘ
primaryFunction to provide official record of the grounds for the Victoria Cross award ⓘ
publishedIn London Gazette ⓘ
surface form: The London Gazette
publisher His Majesty's Stationery Office ⓘ
recordsAwardTo Bernard Warburton-Lee ⓘ
recordsGallantryAwardFor gallantry in the face of the enemy ⓘ
recordsPosthumousNatureOfAward true ⓘ
relatedToEvent Battle of Narvik ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Narvik
relatedToOrganization Royal Navy ⓘ
relatedToPerson Bernard Warburton-Lee ⓘ
subjectOf Victoria Cross award of Bernard Warburton-Lee ⓘ
theatreOfWarDescribed Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form: Norwegian Campaign

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Bernard Warburton-Lee → describedBySource → London Gazette Victoria Cross citation ⓘ
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation → isPartOfSeries → London Gazette Victoria Cross citation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
this entity surface form: London Gazette wartime honours and awards notices