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Windsor, Henry William F A., Duke of Gloucester

Date of birth:
March 31st, 1900 (York Cottage, Sandringham)
Date of death:
June 10th, 1974 (Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire)
Buried on:
Frogmore Royal Burial Ground
Nationality:
British

Biography

Rank: Field Marshal (1955) & Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1958). He was wounded in 1940.

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Awarded on:
1921
Order of the Garter
Awarded on:
1922
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Awarded on:
1929
Daikun'i kikkashō
Awarded on:
1931
Order of the Thistle
Awarded on:
1935
Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
Awarded on:
1935
King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
Awarded on:
1937
King George VI Coronation Medal
Awarded on:
1951
Awarded on:
1953
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Medal 1953
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1958
Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone della Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana

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