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Rowell, Sydney Fairbair "Syd"
Rowell, Sydney Fairbair "Syd"
Date of birth:
December 15th, 1894 (Lockleys/South Australia, Australia)
Date of death:
April 12th, 1975 (South Yarra/Victoria, Australia)
Service number:
VX3
Nationality:
Australian
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1938
King's Birthday Honours
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Unit:
I Australian Corps
,
Australian Army
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
For quiet efficiency, devotion & organisation in the Middle East.
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Unit:
I Australian Corps
,
Australian Army
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
June 23rd, 1942
Polemikos Stauros 1940 - 1st Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temp. Maj. General
Awarded on:
November 23rd, 1944
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major General
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
Rank:
Lt. Gen.
Unit:
Chief of the General Staff
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1953
British War Medal 1914-1920
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Victory Medal 1914-1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Service Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Lieutenant General Sydney Fairbairn Rowell | Australian War Memorial
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