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T.F.
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created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated
15.05.2006
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Chronology
(except battles, which see below)
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peak forces
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total forces
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total dead
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KIA
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NCD
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civilian dead
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WIA
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PW-MIA
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Britain |
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45,000 |
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France |
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34,000 |
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Israel |
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subtotal |
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Egypt |
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750 |
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2,350 |
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TOTAL |
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Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold
face) |
Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in
bold face) |
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Note: No battle honours were
awarded.
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signifies clasp to campaign
medal. |
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1956 Oct. 31-
1956 Dec. 22 |
| Near East |
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Cav:
Inf: |
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General Service Medal 1918
[United Kingdom, 1918-1964] |
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| Instituted 19
January 1923 for Army and RAF service other than adjacent frontiers
of India, and East, West and Central Africa. The medal was never
issued without a bar (sixteen bars total issued). |
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| "NEAR EAST" |
| Period: 31 Oct.-22 Dec. 1956 |
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obverse
(4th issue, 1949-52)
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reverse
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Societies,
Forums & Re-Enactors
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- General History
- Israeli
Raid on Gaza, 1955, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com)
- Nationalization
of the Suez Canal, 1956, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com)
- The
Sinai War, 1956, by Ralph Zuljan (OnWar.Com)
- The
1956 War, by US Library of Congress Egypt Country Study.
- Assault
the Canal, by Martin Spirit.
- Suez
War, 1956, by The History Guy.
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The 1956 War, by US Library of Congress Israel Country
Study.
- Chronology
- Research Collections and Guides
- Web Catalogues
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