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Fitzwilliam, John James

Date of birth:
April 11th, 1900 (Dublin, Ireland)
Date of death:
December 17th, 1977
Service number:
J/83455 / 7905 / 175179
Nationality:
Irish (1919-present, Republic)

Biography

John James Fitzwilliam married to Winifred Wharton on September 25th, 1928.

Promotions:
December 28th, 1917: Boy II;
March 16th, 1918: Boy I;
?: Private;
June 20th, 1929: Lance Corporal;
September 12th, 1932: Corporal;
September 30th, 1935: Lance Sergeant;
March 7th, 1940: Warrant Officer Class I;
July 16th, 1940: Acting Conductor;
March 16th, 1941: Lieutenant (emergency);
?: Temporary Captain;
November 1st, 1946: Lieutenant (Seniority: March 16th, 1941);
November 1st, 1947: Captain;
March 16th, 1954: Major.

Career:
December 28th,1917: Enlistment;
?: HMS Powerful;
October 1st, 1920: Royal Army Service Corps Woolwich;
November 1st, 1954: Discharge.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Unit:
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1946

LG 37598/2774
Military Division.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

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