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Keightley, Charles Frederic
Keightley, Charles Frederic
Date of birth:
June 24th, 1901
Date of death:
June 17th, 1974
Nationality:
British
Biography
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Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:
Headquarters
,
1st Armoured Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1940
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Brigadier
Unit:
Headquarters
,
30th Armoured Brigade
,
11th Armoured Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major-General
Unit:
Headquarters
,
6th Armoured Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
August 5th, 1943
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major-General
Unit:
Headquarters
,
6th Armoured Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
August 10th, 1943
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Lieutenant General
Unit:
Headquarters
,
6th Armoured Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
August 3rd, 1944
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Lieutenant General
Unit:
Headquarters
,
V Corps
,
British Army
Awarded on:
July 5th, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Lieutenant General
Unit:
Headquarters
,
V Corps
,
British Army
Awarded on:
November 29th, 1945
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-General
Unit:
Headquarters
,
V Corps
,
British Army
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1947
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
Rank:
Lieutenant-general
Unit:
Headquarters
,
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)
,
British Army
Awarded on:
1950
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)
Rank:
General
Awarded on:
1953
Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE, Military Division)
Rank:
General
Awarded on:
1957
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: (
Public Domain
)
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British Army Officers 1939-1945 -- K
Photo