On this day: 16 August

9 acts of valour and 7 Gazette announcements fall on 16 August.

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Actions on 16 August

  1. Thomas Elsdon Ashford1880Private, The Royal Fusiliers · Second Afghan War
  2. William St. Lucien Chase1880Lieutenant, 20th Native Infantry, Indian Army · Second Afghan War
  3. Harry Brown1917Private, 10th Battalion Quebec Regiment, C E F · First World War
  4. Edward Cooper1917Sergeant, 12 Battalion. The King's Royal Rifle Corps · First World War
  5. Wilfred Edwards1917Private (later Captain), 7th Battalion. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry · First World War
  6. William Henry Grimbaldeston1917Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers · First World War
  7. Frederick George Room1917Private, 2nd Battalion. Royal Irish Regiment · First World War
  8. Eric James Brindley Nicolson1940Flight Lieutenant (later Wing Commander), Royal Air Force 249 Squadron · Second World War
  9. Tasker Watkins1944Lieutenant, 1st/5th Battalion. Welch Regiment · Second World War

Gazetted on 16 August

  1. John Carstairs Mcneill1864Lieutenant Colonel, 107th Regiment *. Bengal Infantry · New Zealand Wars
  2. George Leslie Drewry1915Midshipman (later Lieutenant), Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  3. Wilfred St Aubyn Malleson1915Midshipman, Royal Navy · First World War
  4. Eric Gascoigne Robinson1915Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy · First World War
  5. George McKenzie Samson1915Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  6. Edward Unwin1915Commander, Royal Navy · First World War
  7. Richard Been Stannard1940Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve · Second World War