Higgins, Alec Wilfred
- Date of birth:
- November 1st, 1914
- Service number:
- 67283
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- 65th Field Regiment, 44th (Home Counties) Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1940
- Awarded for:
- Operation Dynamo
Published in The London Gazette dated 11th July 1940.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Unit:
- No. 1 Special Force, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- December 13th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
Sources
- - Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday 9th July 1940, Issue 34893, dated 11th July 1940
- Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday 11th December 1945, Issue 37386, dated 13th december 1945
- Recommendation for Award for Higgins, Alec Wilfred Rank: Temporary Major ... | The National Archives
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