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Higgins, Alec Wilfred
Higgins, Alec Wilfred
Special Operations Executive (SOE)
Date of birth:
November 1st, 1914
Service number:
67283
Nationality:
British
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Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
65th Field Regiment
,
44th (Home Counties) Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1940
Awarded for:
Operation Dynamo
Received for his part in the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Published in The London Gazette dated 11th July 1940.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Unit:
No. 1 Special Force
,
Special Operations Executive (SOE)
,
British Government
Awarded on:
December 13th, 1945
Received for his work as Battery Commander at El Alamein.
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Sources
- Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday 9th July 1940, Issue 34893, dated 11th July 1940
- Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday 11th December 1945, Issue 37386, dated 13th december 1945
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Recommendation for Award for Higgins, Alec Wilfred Rank: Temporary Major ... | The National Archives
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