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Windsor-Lewis, James Charles
Windsor-Lewis, James Charles
Date of birth:
1907
Date of death:
October 27th, 1964
Service number:
37260
Nationality:
British
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1941
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
April 29th, 1941
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1945
Awarded as bar on the ribbon of the first medal
Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
July 18th, 1947
Royal decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946.
Ridder in de Orde van Leopold II
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
September 25th, 1947
With palm
Croix de Guerre 1940
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
September 25th, 1947
With palm
Sources
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Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35112/supplement/1645/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36961/supplement/1171/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38018/supplement/3321/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38079/supplement/4519/data.pdf
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Recommendation for Award for Windsor-Lewis, James Charles Rank: Major ... | The National Archives
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Recommendation for Award for Windsor Lewis, James Charles Rank: Major ... | The National Archives
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