Herbert Cecil PUGH, GC (Posthumously)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: No. 76558; Chaplain Squadron Leader, The Reverend
Unit/Occupation: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Chaplain's Branch
Date and Place of Birth: 2nd November 1898, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Family: 2nd son of Harry Walter (profession Merchant) and Jean Pugh; husband of Amy Lilian Pugh, of Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
Early Life: Attended Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg. Oxford University Non-Collegiate (believed to be Mansfield College). Matriculated on 12 October 1920. BA 16 October 1924. MA 22 May 1926.
Date and Place of GC Action: 5th July 1941, SS Anselm, Atlantic Ocean
The London Gazette: 1st April 1947