On this day: 12 August

9 acts of valour and 2 Gazette announcements fall on 12 August.

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Actions on 12 August

  1. James Blair1857Captain (later General), 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry · Indian Mutiny
  2. Joseph Petrus Hendrick Crowe1857Lieutenant, 78th Regiment. (Seaforth Highlanders). (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs) · Indian Mutiny
  3. Denis Dempsey1857Private, first Battalion 10th Regiment (Lincolnshire Regiment) · Indian Mutiny
  4. Martin O'Meara1916Private, 16th Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force · First World War
  5. Thomas Dinesen1918Private (later Lieutenant), 42nd, Quebec Regiment (Royal Highlanders of Canada) · First World War
  6. Percy Clyde Statton1918Sergeant, 40th Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force · First World War
  7. Ferdinand West1918Captain, No. 8 Squadron RFC · First World War
  8. Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd1940Flight, -Lieutenant. 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force · Second World War
  9. Arthur Louis Aaron1943Acting Flight Sergeant, 218 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve · Second World War

Gazetted on 12 August

  1. Lord, Charles Anthony Lyell1943Captain, 1st Battalion. Scots Guards · Second World War
  2. Edward (Teddy) Sheean2020Ordinary Seaman, Royal Australian Naval Reserve, HMAS Armidale (Bathurst-class corvette) · Second World War (Pacific)