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Birley, Eric Barff

Date of birth:
January 12th, 1906 (Eccles/Lancashire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
October 20th, 1995 (Carvoran House, Greenhead/Northumberland, United Kingdom)
Service number:
101783
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Unit:
Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945

Previously Gazetted Kommandorski variant (24 May 1945) withdrawn.
Order Odrodzenia Polski Oficerski
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1948
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

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