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Ingram, Barry Barnet

Date of birth:
October 4th, 1916
Date of death:
November 1988
Service number:
6967708 / 105018
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Fusilier-Private;
22nd October 1939: 2nd Lieutenant;
April 22nd, 1941: Lieutenant (war subs.);
July 10th, 1943: temporary Captain;
1946: Honorary Captain.

Career:
October 22nd, 1939: The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) September 1944: Officer Commanding, Mortar Group, HQ Company, 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment;
September 1944 - April 1945: POW (No. 578), Oflag VII-B, Eichstätt, Bayern.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Unit:
Mortar Group, HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Glider Brigade, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
Awarded on:
September 20th, 1945
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden
Received in recognition of gallant and distinguished services at Arnhem.
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
December 13th, 1949

At the time of the presentation he held the rank of Honorary Captain.
Efficiency Medal / Territorial Decoration
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Italy Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
France and Germany Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
War Medal 1939-1945

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