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Gellner, Jan (John)

    Date of birth:
    May 18th, 1907 (Trieste, Austro-Hungary)
    Date of death:
    April 27th, 2001 (Bolton, Canada)
    Nationality:
    Czechoslovakian (1918 - 1948, Republic)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Flight Lieutenant
    Unit:
    No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    November 15th, 1941
    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1941
    Ceskoslovenská medaile
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1941
    Ceskoslovenský válecný kríž 1939
    Awarded on:
    1983
    Companion of the Order of Canada
    Awarded on:
    2002

    Posthumously awarded
    Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

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