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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instanceOf British Army soldier
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
surface form: Second World War
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
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
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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Raid on St Nazaire notableParticipant Sergeant Thomas Durrant