WAKE, Eric Graham
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Known as:
Dick
Rank:
Lieutenant (later Acting Major)
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Service:
Army
Service Number:
217716
Honours & Awards:
Lieutenant Eric Wake was serving in 1 Troop in January 1943 [1].
22 November 1941 commissioned Second Lieutenant [2].
9 March 1943 left the Commando; posted 9th Bn., The Buffs [3].
10 August 1944 (Temporary Captain) (The Buffs) wounded in North West Europe [4].
8 November1945 London Gazette ( Acting Major) (The Buffs) announcement of a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe [5].
Sources
[1] Image of No.2 Commando Officers in Gallery with names.
[2] London Gazette 35377, page 7048.
[3] No.2 Cdo. War Diary 9 March 1943.
[4] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/7.
[5] London Gazette 37340, page 5444.
[Image] Cropped from 1 Troop photo in Gallery.
Notes
Theatre of war @ [3] and [4] suggests he had left No.2 Commando.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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