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Curtis, Henry Osborne "Squeak"
Curtis, Henry Osborne "Squeak"
Date of birth:
November 18th, 1888
Date of death:
January 28th, 1964
Nationality:
British
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Military Cross (MC)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1917
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1919
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-General
Unit:
46th Infantry Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1940
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-General
Unit:
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
July 2nd, 1942
Awarded for:
Operation Fork
War Department, General Orders No. 24
Sources
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30111/supplement/5478/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31370/page/6818/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34893/supplement/4244/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35645/supplement/3293/data.pdf
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Henry Curtis - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor
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