Date of Birth | 01-March-1909 | |
Place of Birth |
Thurgoland (United Kingdom, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire) |
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Nationality | United Kingdom | |
Profession | Soldier | |
Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt, RAF, Lt-Cdr RN was a distinguished British pilot who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to members of Commonwealth forces. Lt-Cdr Esmonde earned this award while in command of a Naval torpedo bomber squadron serving in the British Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War. |
Awards by Eugene Esmonde |
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1942
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