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Lee, Christopher Frank Carandini

Date of birth:
May 27th, 1922 (London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
June 7th, 2015 (London, United Kingdom)
Service number:
138011
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Christopher Lee, the actor who became famous of playing roles as Dracula and Saruman (Lord of the Rings) and in Star Wars served in WW2 as a liaison officer in No. 260 Squadron in North-Africa and Italy. Lee had trained to be a pilot at the Empire training school in Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia at the outbreak of WWII. At some point he was attached to the LDRG and SAS also as liaison officer. At the end of the war he was tasked with interrogating nazi war criminals.

Promotions:
? Aircrew Man 1st Class
28 January 1943: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
28 July 1943: Flying Officer on Probation (war sub)
13 August 1943: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1997
Commander to the Venerable Order of Saint John (CStJ)
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Actor
Awarded on:
June 16th, 2001
For services to drama.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Awarded on:
June 13th, 2009
Knight Bachelor
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

With "NORTH AFRICA 1942-43" clasp.
Africa Star

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