Cassels, Archibald James Halkett
- Date of birth:
- February 28th, 1907 (Quetta, Baluchistan, British India)
- Date of death:
- December 13th, 1996 (Newmarket/Suffolk, United Kingdom)
- Service number:
- 36316
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Unit:
- 152nd Infantry Brigade, British Army
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Unit:
- 152nd Infantry Brigade, British Army
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Major-General
- Awarded on:
- November 8th, 1945
- Rank:
- Temporary Major-General
- Awarded on:
- January 7th, 1949
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1950
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Korean War (1950-1953)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- September 16th, 1952
- Period:
- Korean War (1950-1953)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- October 10th, 1952
Order of the Defender of the Realm of Malaya - Commander
- Period:
- Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Awarded on:
- 1958
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1960
Sources
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36720/supplement/4473
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36850/supplement/5854
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39646/page/4920
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39666/supplement/5323
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38797/supplement/3
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42231/supplement/8891
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37340/supplement/5447
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38505/supplement/124
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