Kyle, Alan Fairlie "Bill"

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Date of death:: September 1st, 1942
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Cemetery Rabaul
Nationality:: Australian

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Lieutenant

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant
Unit:: Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD), Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB)
Awarded on:: November 13th, 1945

Lieutenant Kyle and Sub-Lieutenant Benham showed sustained fortitude in circumstances of great hazard in coast watching duties behind the Japanese lines in the Pacific, providing intelligence vital to the conduct of operations.

Posthumously awarded

Service Medal 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37346/supplement/5531/data.pdf

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