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Mermagen, Herbert Waldemar "Tubby"

Date of birth:
February 1st, 1912 (Southsea, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
January 1998
Service number:
29097
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Squadron Leader
Unit:
No. 222 (Natal) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1940
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Wing Commander
Unit:
Operations Room Port Said, AHQ Egypt, RAF Middle East Command, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1941
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander (War Substantive)
Unit:
No. 203 (Maintenance) Group, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
June 8th, 1944
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Air Commodore
Unit:
Staff, A2 (Intelligence), Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Rank:
Acting Air Commodore
Unit:
RAF Transport Command
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1960
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

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