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Matthews, Francis Raymond Gage

Date of birth:
January 26th, 1903
Date of death:
May 26th, 1976 (Warminster, United Kingdom)
Service number:
24375
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Awarded on:
July 23rd, 1939
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 6th, 1944
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
185th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945
Awarded for:
Operation Blockbuster
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Rank:
Major-General
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1949
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

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