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Birley, Eric Barff

    Date of birth:
    January 12th, 1906 (Eccles/Lancashire, United Kingdom)
    Date of death:
    October 20th, 1995 (Carvoran House, Greenhead/Northumberland, United Kingdom)
    Service number:
    101783
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major
    Unit:
    Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1943
    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Unit:
    Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
    Awarded on:
    June 21st, 1945

    Previously Gazetted Kommandorski variant (24 May 1945) withdrawn.
    Order Odrodzenia Polski Oficerski
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Unit:
    Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
    Awarded on:
    January 16th, 1948
    Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

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