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Oct 20, 2021 · Shakespearean actor, movie star and national treasure Dame Judi Dench's journey begins with her father Reginald Dench, who never spoke of his experiences during the First World War, as she...
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- Who Do You Think You Are?
- Commission as An Officer and Training at Home
- Service in France and Flanders
- Back in England
- Military Cross
- Bar to Military Cross
- Addendum
The story of how Reginald came to be an officer is straightforward. He had no previous military experience and based on his own statement when applying for a commission he had not served with an Officer Training Cadet unit. He was what we might these days call a “direct entrant”. As such, it was his own decision to join the army and to do it this w...
He joined regiment’s 7th (Service) Battalion in billets near Bailleul, Nord, France on 23 September 1916(War diary, TNA WO95/1970), having crossed the English Channel to Boulogne a few days before. He had a period of home leave between 19 January and 1 February 1917. Reginald was confirmed in his rank, according to the “London Gazette”, on 25 Janua...
On 15 March 1918 he was returned to England for six months, in a scheme in which officers were rotated. It is usually a sign that the officer was exhausted. He was posted to join the 2/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion, a reserve unit of the Territorial Force. The exact date of his joining is not stated 9 May 1918 he was promoted to the Acting rank of Cap...
The award of the Military Cross was announced in the “London Gazette” of 26 April 1917. Reginald was then a Second Lieutenant. The associated citation reads, “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He set a magnificent example to his men, and himself fired a machine gun which inflicted many casualties on the enemy. He has previously done f...
The award of the second Military Cross was announced in the “London Gazette” of 17 December 1917 and the citation eventually appeared in the edition of 23 April 1918. Lieutenant and Acting Captain Dench received the bar for “conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid on the enemy trenches. He was the only officer to reach the front li...
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Oct 18, 2021 · Judi ’s father was Reginald Arthur Dench. He was born on October 25, 1987 and passed away in 1964. He was born in Dorset, England and later moved to Dublin, where he was brought up. He met...
Feb 15, 2024 · She celebrated her 89th birthday in 2023. Judi was the daughter of an Irish mother and an English father. Her mother, Eleanora Olive was born in Dublin, while her father, Reginald Arthur Dench (1897–1964), was a doctor from Dorset who grew up in Dublin, and who fought in World War I.
Oct 12, 2021 · Judi wants to explore why Reginald Dench was awarded MC and Bar so to do this she goes to consult with the battlefield historian Peter Barton. Peter explains that Reginald Dench was recovering from a knee operation at the time of the Somme offensive.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Reginald Arthur Dench (1897–1964) of Southampton, Hampshire, England.
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Oct 18, 2021 · Judi’s father was Reginald Arthur Dench. He was born on October 25, 1987 and passed away in 1964. He was born in Dorset, England and later moved to Dublin, where he was brought up.
