El Amin Effendi Hemeida
Soldier in the Sudan Defence Force; Empire Gallantry Medal (later George Cross) recipient
About El Amin Effendi Hemeida
Lived 1900 – 1973. El Amin Effendi Hemeida was a Sudanese military officer.
El Amin Effendi Hemeida, ( – 23 May 1973) was a soldier in the Sudan Defence Force, who was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal for his heroism in Omdurman following an accidental munitions explosion in 1936. Hemeida's Empire Gallantry Medal was exchanged for the George Cross in 1940.
Military career In 1936 Hemeida was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in circumstances of very considerable personal danger". It was gazetted on 23 June 1936. they were featured in an episode of the BBC television programme Antiques Roadshow on 24 February 2019.
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Who was El Amin Effendi Hemeida?
soldier in the Sudan Defence Force; Empire Gallantry Medal (later George Cross) recipient
When was El Amin Effendi Hemeida born?
El Amin Effendi Hemeida was born in 1900.
When did El Amin Effendi Hemeida die?
El Amin Effendi Hemeida died on 23 May 1973.
What was El Amin Effendi Hemeida's occupation?
El Amin Effendi Hemeida was a military officer.
What nationality was El Amin Effendi Hemeida?
El Amin Effendi Hemeida was Sudanese.
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