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Kippenberger, Howard Karl 'Kip'
Kippenberger, Howard Karl 'Kip'
Date of birth:
January 28th, 1897 (Ladbrooks/Canterbury, New Zealand)
Date of death:
May 5th, 1957 (Wellington/Wellington region, New Zealand)
Nationality:
New Zealander
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Commander 20th Batallion
,
10th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
,
2nd New Zealand Division
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Unit:
5th Infantry Brigade
,
2nd New Zealand Division
Awarded on:
February 1942
Received as bar for on the ribbon of the first DSO.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1944
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-general
Awarded on:
1945
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-general
Awarded on:
1945
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1948
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Efficiency Medal / Territorial Decoration
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Howard Kippenberger - Wikipedia
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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
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