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Beament, George Edwin (Ted)
Beament, George Edwin (Ted)
Date of birth:
1908 (Ottawa/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:
September 8th, 2005 (Ottawa/Ontario, Canada)
Nationality:
Canadian
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rad Bileho lva III Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Headquarters
,
First Canadian Army
,
Canadian Army
Awarded on:
May 24th, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Headquarters
,
First Canadian Army
,
Canadian Army
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Headquarters
,
First Canadian Army
,
Canadian Army
Awarded on:
February 2nd, 1946
Knight/Dame to the Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ/DStJ)
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
June 26th, 1964
Member of the Order of Canada
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1986
"In recognition for his community service and the establishment of legal aid in Ontario."
Invested on: April 29, 1987
Grand Cross to the Venerable Order of Saint John (GCStJ)
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
August 22nd, 1995
"In recognition of his contributions to the Order of St. John and St. John Ambulance in Canada and internationally."
Herinneringsmedaille "Thank you Liberators"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Unit:
Headquarters
,
First Canadian Army
,
Canadian Army
Awarded on:
2001
Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
June 2005
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Headquarters
,
First Canadian Army
,
Canadian Army
With palm
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
France and Germany Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
With "Overseas" clasp
Canadian Efficiency Decoration (ED)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Sources
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37091/supplement/2654/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37585/supplement/2615/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43367/page/5541/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54136/page/11491/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37138/supplement/3229/data.pdf
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Brigadier-General George Edwin Beament | The Governor General of Canada
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George Edwin (Ted) Beament : Juno Beach Centre
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George Beament | Obituary | Ottawa Citizen
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