Raymond Thomas Casamajor Addington (27 January 1919 – 28 October 2011) was a

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soldier who won the

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in the Netherlands in 1944/45 for his bravery as a battery captain with the 13th Honourable Artillery Company (HAC),

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(RHA).Major Tom Addington .
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'', 1 December 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015. Addington was the third son of Raymond Anthony Addington ( 6th Viscount Sidmouth 1887–1976). He was born in

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, India (now in Pakistan), where his father was serving in the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry at

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. After retiring from the army in 1949, he became a cattle farmer until his death in 2011, aged 92.

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1919 births 2011 deaths Honourable Artillery Company officers Recipients of the Military Cross People educated at Downside School Royal Horse Artillery officers Younger sons of viscounts Military personnel from Quetta British Army personnel of World War II

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