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Linde, de, Christen Albert

Date of birth:
July 13th, 1895 (London, Great Britain)
Date of death:
1976
Service number:
17198
Nationality:
British

Biography

Bevorderingen/carrière:
Attended Harrow
4 December, 1915 - 3 July, 1916: served in France and Belgium and got wounded
25 January, 1918: 2e Luitenant Corps of Royal Engineers
25 July, 1919: Lieutenant
30 September, 1927 - 29 September, 1928 Instructor English at the French Military School, local rank of Captain
1 January, 1929: Captain
1 December, 1932 - 6 September, 1936 Officer for Technical Duties, Hythe Wing, Small Arms School
27 February, 1938: Major
13 September, 1936 - 27 June, 1940: Assistant Militairy Attaché
? Lieutenant-Colonel
22 December, 1949: retirement, Honorary Colonel

After the war he published a few handbooks/guides in relation to skiing

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Embassy, Paris
Awarded on:
May 10th, 1940

Permission to wear the award was given in May 1940 but the related file for the award was destroyed in May 1940 but re-affirmed on 18 November, 1949.
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

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