Killed in gun battle between undercover British Army members and Irish Republican Army (IRA) members, Dunloy, near Ballymoney, County Antrim.
Sgt Paul Oram, MM MID
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Sgt Paul Oram was in fact Sgt Paul Oram MM. Could this be changed please? Thank you.
Roy, can you provide some evidence for this request? I have checked The London Gazette and see no record.
It’s shown on his headstone in St Mary’s Gomersal West Yorkshire….l went to school with Paul
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
LONDON
GAZETTE,
16TH APRIL
1985
SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO
The London Gazette
of Monday, i5th April 1985
He was also awarded a posthumous MID
Checked and post has now been updated, thank you.