New Year Honours 1986
James William Purvis
Royal Victorian Medal
Royal Navy
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1986 with the Royal Victorian Medal.
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Royal Victorian Medal · 1986
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Royal Victorian Medal
New Year Honours 1986- Role at the time
- Royal Navy
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Royal Victorian Medal
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How common is this award?
The Royal Victorian Medal was awarded 7 times in the New Year Honours List 1986 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Royal Navy.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in the New Year Honours 1986
Eric Smith
PersonRoyal Victorian Medal · 1986
First Betty Holmes
PersonRoyal Victorian Medal · 1986
James Devin
PersonRoyal Victorian Medal · 1986
Royal Marines
John Frederick Underhay
PersonRoyal Victorian Medal · 1986
Royal Naval Reserve
Lieutenant) John Patrick Tilley
PersonRoyal Victorian Medal · 1986
Royal Navy
Thomas George T'odd Low- Ree
PersonRoyal Victorian Medal · 1986
Royal Navy
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Where this record comes from
Royal Victorian Medal · 1986
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1986 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1985.
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