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Ryneveld, van, Hesperus Andrias "Pierre"

    Date of birth:
    May 2nd, 1891 (Senekal, Orange Free State)
    Date of death:
    December 2nd, 1972 (Pretoria, South Africa)
    Nationality:
    South African

    Biography

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    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Temporary Captain
    Awarded on:
    June 3rd, 1916
    Military Cross (MC)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Temporary Captain
    Awarded on:
    June 21st, 1916
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Temporary Captain
    Awarded on:
    March 9th, 1917
    Kiladat El Nil - Officer
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1919
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    July 1919
    Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    July 15th, 1919
    Officier in de Leopoldsorde / Officier de l'Ordre de Léopold
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    July 15th, 1919
    Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    May 14th, 1920
    Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
    Awarded on:
    1935
    King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
    Awarded on:
    1937
    King George VI Coronation Medal
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    General
    Awarded on:
    March 29th, 1949

    Royal decree no. 13.
    Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.1x)

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