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Name	Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle
Born	22 December, 1911 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died	14 March, 1993 (aged 81) Gislingham, Suffolk, England
Cause of Death	heart disease
Education *	Grimwade House (Vic) (student, 1918-1919) St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1919-1921) Cranbrook School (Sydney) (student, 1921-1922) Melbourne Grammar School (student, 1923-1924) Royal Australian Naval College (student, 1925-1928)
Occupation or Descriptor *	navy officer (1929-1957) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (navy officer) Korean War (navy officer, 1952) Battle of Matapan, 1941 (navy officer) Battle of Surigao Strait (1944) (navy officer) Evacuation of Crete, 1941 (navy officer) Evacuation of Greece, 1941 (navy officer)
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross (recipient, 1942) Distinguished Service Cross and Bar (recipient, 1944) Distinguished Service Cross and Second Bar (recipient, 1952) Legion of Merit (US) (recipient, 1955)

* Dates are approximate

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