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Powell, Fredrick Thomas

    Service number:
    1577463/161603, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

    Promotions:
    ?: Flight Sergeant;
    October 5th, 1943: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
    April 5th, 1944: Pilot Officer;
    April 5th, 1944: Flying Officer (war subs.);
    October 5th, 1945: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.).

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Flying Officer
    Awarded on:
    July 31st, 1945
    Awarded for:
    Operation Market Garden

    Royal Decree No.29, dated July 31st, 1945.
    Permission to wear the decorations granted on January 1st, 1945.
    Bronzen Leeuw (BL)

    Sources

    • - MEIJER, H.G., Bronzen Leeuw, Bronzen Kruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1990.
      - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 24th December 1943, Issue 36302, dated 28th December 1943
      - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th April 1944, Issue 36488, dated 28th April 1944
      - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 6th November 1945, Issue 37342, dated 9th November 1945
      - Ninth Supplement to The London Gazette of 28th December 1945, Issue 37415, dated 1st January 1946

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