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Strong, Kenneth William Dobson

    Date of birth:
    September 9th, 1900 (Montrose, Angus)
    Date of death:
    January 11th, 1982 (Eastbourne, East Sussex)
    Service number:
    6897
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Brigadier General Staff
    Unit:
    Intelligence, GHQ, Home Forces, British Army
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1942
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
    Awarded on:
    April 17th, 1945
    For services in the SHAEF
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major-General
    Unit:
    Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
    Awarded on:
    June 21st, 1945
    Orden Krasnogo Znameni
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major-General
    Unit:
    Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
    Awarded on:
    August 2nd, 1945
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major-General
    Unit:
    Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
    Awarded on:
    August 2nd, 1945
    For his services at SHAEF.
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
    Awarded on:
    January 16th, 1948
    For services at the SHAEF
    Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major-General
    Awarded on:
    1952
    Knight (Sir/Dame)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major-General
    Awarded on:
    1966
    Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

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