On this day: 17 February

3 acts of valour and 4 Gazette announcements fall on 17 February.

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Actions on 17 February

1. Gordon Campbell1917Commander, Royal Navy · First World War
2. Frederick William Palmer1917Lance Sergeant, 22nd Battalion. Royal Fusiliers · First World War
3. Prakash Singh Chib1945Jemadar, 13th Frontier Force Rifles · Second World War

Gazetted on 17 February

1. Francis David Millest Brown1860Lieutenant, 1st European Bengal Fusiliers. ( Royal Munster Fusiliers) · Indian Mutiny
2. Willie Martin Cafe1860Captain, 56th Bengal Native Infantry · Indian Mutiny
3. Denis Dempsey1860Private, first Battalion 10th Regiment (Lincolnshire Regiment) · Indian Mutiny
4. William Fraser Mcdonell1860Mr, Bengal Civil Service · Indian Mutiny