Fitz-Gibbon, Maurice Archibald

Date of birth:: October 10th, 1911
Date of death:: March 17th, 1989
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Maurice Fitz-Gibbon served in the military police during the Second World War.

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Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.5x)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: No. 11 Canadian Provost Company, Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:: December 8th, 1945

This officer was Officer Commander 11 Canadian Provost Company throughout the advance of the Canadian forces through Holland. He worked in close touch with the Dutch civilian police and also was in charge of arrangements for escorting the Royal Family of Holland on numerous occasions. His untiring zeal and devotion to duty contrubuted largely to the excellent relations which obtained between the military police and the Dutch civilian authorities, and the maintenance of discipline during this difficult period of war.
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For excellent service by the said officers rendered to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the preparation and execution of operations of Canadian forces for the liberation of the territory in EUROPE in the period September 1944 to May 1945.

With swords

Royal Degree No.2