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Allsopp, David

    Date of birth:
    August 4th, 1917 (Bakewell district/Derbyshire, United Kingdom)
    Date of death:
    September 9th, 1987 (Poole/Dorset, United Kingdom)
    Service number:
    105457
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    Military career:
    ?: A/Cpl.
    29 November 1939: 2nd Lt. [105457]
    29 May 1941: WS/Lt.
    7 August 1943: T/Capt.
    26 December 1944: WS/Capt. (reld > april1946)
    26 December 1944: T/Maj.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Captain
    Unit:
    Headquarters, 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron, 1st Airborne Division, British Army
    Awarded on:
    July 31st, 1945
    Awarded for:
    Operation Market Garden

    Royal Decree No.29, July 31st, 1945.
    Bronzen Leeuw (BL)

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