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Bangay, Richard James Millet "Dick"
Bangay, Richard James Millet "Dick"
Date of birth:
1916 (Havant/Hampshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
March 23rd, 1950 (Aylesbury, United Kingdom)
Service number:
33215
Nationality:
British
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Bronzen Leeuw (BL)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander
Unit:
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden
Royal Decree No.29, dated July 31st, 1945.
Permission to wear the decoration was granted on Janauary 1st, 1946.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wing Commander
Unit:
No. 570 Squadron
,
Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
August 17th, 1945
Sources
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MEIJER, H.G., Bronzen Leeuw, Bronzen Kruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1990
.
- Ninth Supplement to The London Gazette of 28th December 1945, Issue 37415, dated 1st January 1946
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37228/supplement/4187/data.pdf
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