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Beach, William Gerald Hugh

Date of birth:
May 20th, 1923 (South Kensington/London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
September 4th, 2019
Service number:
251023
Nationality:
British

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Military Cross (MC)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1945
Military Cross (MC)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1956
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Rank:
Temporary Colonel
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1966
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

Rank:
Major-General
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1976
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE, Military Division)

Rank:
General
Awarded on:
December 31st, 1979
Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE, Military Division)

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