| 词条 | Theodore Bogdanovitch |
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Theodore Bogdanovitch GC (1899 – 20 April 1956) was a recipient of the Empire Gallantry Medal later converted into the George Cross for his actions during World War II. Born in Strumica (nowadays located in Macedonia), he served with the Serbian Army in World War I where he was wounded. He joined with British forces as part of the Serbian Guard and later joined the Palestine Gendarmarie. After the force was split he joined the Transjordan Frontier Force. He was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal for his actions in an Arab revolt in 1939 where he rallied his troops and personally killed the leader of the enemy forces. He became a naturalized British citizen in 1944 and retired from the Transjordan Frontier Force in 1947 and came to Cyprus. He took a security job in a mining company. During the Cyprus Emergency, EOKA gunmen shot him dead. References
12 : 1899 births|1956 deaths|Deaths by firearm in Cyprus|Serbian military personnel of World War I|Recipients of the Empire Gallantry Medal|British people of the Cyprus Emergency|Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom|British people murdered abroad|British terrorism victims|People killed in the Cyprus Emergency|Serbian emigrants to the United Kingdom|Royal Serbian Army soldiers |
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