Melvin, James

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Service number:: 51561
Nationality:: British

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:: April 1st, 1941

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Colonel
Awarded on:: March 29th, 1945

Military Cross (MC)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Efficiency Medal / Territorial Decoration

War Diary mentions

19 February 1945 WO 177/671 - 34 Casualty Clearing Station
New DDMS 8 Corps (Brigadier J. Melvin, OBE, MC, TD) visited CCS.

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37004/supplement/1703/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35120/supplement/1866/data.pdf
- Recommendation for Award for Melvin, James Rank: Lieutenant Colonel ... | The National Archives

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