On this day: 17 April

2 acts of valour and 1 Gazette announcement fall on 17 April.

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Actions on 17 April

1. Matthew Charles Dixon1855Captain (later Major General), Royal Regiment of Artillery · Crimean War
2. John Dering Nettleton1942Squadron Leader, 44 Squadron. Royal Air Force · Second World War

Gazetted on 17 April

1. James Stokes1945Private, King's Shropshire Light Infantry · Second World War