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Baerlein, Arthur Adolph

    Date of birth:
    November 27th, 1886 (Withington/Lancashire, United Kingdom)
    Date of death:
    January 27th, 1966 (Jinja, Uganda)
    Service number:
    178945
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

    Military career:
    1st July 1917: Lieutenant
    1st March 1919: Unemployed List
    8th February 1941: Second Lieutenant
    27th October 1946: Hon. Lt-Col.

    28 april 1917:
    "Later that morning another group from Jasta 11 clashed with 16 Squadron. Leutnant Kurt Wolff shot down 2nd Lieutenant John Victor Wischer and 2nd Lieutenant Arthur A Baerlein in BE2g A2745. Both were taken prisoner."

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    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    May 5th, 1919
    "For gallant conduct and determination displayed in escaping or attempting to escape from captivity."
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    November 14th, 1947
    Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm
    Rank:
    Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    June 13th, 1954
    For public services in Uganda.
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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