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Rawlins, Stuart Blundell

    Date of birth:
    August 18th, 1897 (Siston Court/Siston, United Kingdom)
    Date of death:
    April 2nd, 1955
    Nationality:
    British

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    Military Cross (MC)

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Second-Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    September 26th, 1917
    Military Cross (MC)

    Military Cross (MC)

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Second-Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    October 18th, 1917
    "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as F.O.O. He kept up with the infantry throughout the attack. He was under heavy fire for over seven hours, and had to pass through a hostile barrage several times to obtain information."

    Awarded as bar on the ribbon of the first medal.
    Military Cross (MC)

    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Brigadier
    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
    Awarded on:
    March 29th, 1945
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

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

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Major-General
    Unit:
    Headquarters, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, British Army
    Awarded on:
    July 5th, 1945
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

    Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Major-General
    Unit:
    Headquarters, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, British Army
    Awarded on:
    July 18th, 1947

    Royal decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946.
    Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)

    Utrecht Stadsmedaille in Zilver

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major-General
    Unit:
    Headquarters, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, British Army
    Awarded on:
    May 5th, 1950
    On the occasion of his visit to Utrecht, because of his responsibility for the liberation of Utrecht in 1945.
    Utrecht Stadsmedaille in Zilver

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Mentioned in Dispatches

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