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Cassels, Archibald James Halkett

    Date of birth:
    February 28th, 1907 (Quetta, Baluchistan, British India)
    Date of death:
    December 13th, 1996 (Newmarket/Suffolk, United Kingdom)
    Service number:
    36316
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

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    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Brigadier
    Unit:
    152nd Infantry Brigade, British Army
    Awarded on:
    September 28th, 1944
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Brigadier
    Unit:
    152nd Infantry Brigade, British Army
    Awarded on:
    December 21st, 1944
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Major-General
    Awarded on:
    November 8th, 1945
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Rank:
    Temporary Major-General
    Awarded on:
    January 7th, 1949
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

    Rank:
    Major-General
    Awarded on:
    January 2nd, 1950
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

    Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

    Period:
    Korean War (1950-1953)
    Rank:
    Major-General
    Awarded on:
    September 16th, 1952
    Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

    Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

    Period:
    Korean War (1950-1953)
    Rank:
    Major-General
    Awarded on:
    October 10th, 1952
    Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

    Order of the Defender of the Realm of Malaya - Commander

    Rank:
    Lieutenant-general
    Awarded on:
    1958
    Order of the Defender of the Realm of Malaya - Commander

    Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)

    Rank:
    General
    Awarded on:
    December 31st, 1960
    Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)

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