Lionel Queripel Military person

Lionel Ernest Queripel VC (13 July 1920 – 19 September 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Personal facts

Lionel Queripel
Birth dateJuly 13, 1920
Birth place
England , Dorset , Winterborne Monkton
Date of deathSeptember 19, 1944
Place of death
Oosterbeek
Resting place
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery

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Military person

award
Victoria Cross
military operations
Operation Slapstick
World War II
Battle of Arnhem
military unit
Royal Sussex Regiment
Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
service start1939
service end1944

Lionel Queripel on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://blenheimhousenetwork.com/Close%20Combat/Bitten%20Few/vc_at_arnhem.htm
  2. http://www.arnhemarchive.org/lionel_queripel.htm