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Geddes, John Gordon

Date of birth:
November 4th, 1863 (Edinburgh/Schotland, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
August 26th, 1919 (Shoreham/Sussex, United Kingdom)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Old Shoreham
Grave: 40.
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Officer Commanding Shoreham District. Died at HQ.

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Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1915
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1918
"For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field."
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Mentioned in Dispatches

Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Ordinul Coroana Romaniei Comandor

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Ordinul Coroana Romaniei Comandor

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