Sergeant Thomas Durrant
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Sergeant Thomas Durrant was a British Army non-commissioned officer of the Second World War who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary bravery during the St Nazaire raid in 1942.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sergeant Thomas Durrant canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army soldier
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Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ human ⓘ non-commissioned officer ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Engineers Commandos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | La Baule-Escoublac War Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in combat ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Commonwealth War Graves Commission records ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-10-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-03-28 ⓘ |
| deathOccurredDuring | St Nazaire Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | gallantry in the face of the enemy ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Durrant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sergeant ⓘ |
| honouredFor | extraordinary bravery under fire ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
military biographies
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records of the St Nazaire raid ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Victoria Cross citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
No. 1 Commando
NERFINISHED
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Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | actions during the St Nazaire raid ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Chariot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | St Nazaire Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Commandos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berkhamsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| posthumousAward | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Sergeant ⓘ |
| reasonForAward | bravery during the St Nazaire raid ⓘ |
| serviceEndTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | 1874047 ⓘ |
| serviceStartTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Western Front (Second World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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