Kingsland, Richard ("Julius Allen Cohen")
- Date of birth:
- October 19th, 1916 (Moree/New South Wales, Australia)
- Date of death:
- August 27th, 2012 (Canberra/Australian Capital Territory, Australia)
- Nationality:
- Australian
Biography
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 117 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- September 13th, 1940
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"He was sent to Morocco in 1940 to rescue two of Britain's most senior WWII leaders, Duff Cooper and John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort. Kingsland managed to rescue them from French headquarters with only two other men and managed to flee in a Seaplane."
- Rank:
- Secretary of the Department of Interior
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1967
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1978
Officer to the Order of Australia (AO)
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1989
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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