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Codrington, Alfred Edward

Date of birth:
May 4th, 1854
Date of death:
September 12th, 1945
Nationality:
British

Biography

1918–1945: Regimental Colonel of the Coldstream Guards.

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1882

Anglo-Egyptian War
Mentioned in Dispatches

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:
Second Boer War (1899-1902)
Unit:
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
Awarded on:
March 16th, 1900
"(...) though wounded, insisted on remaining in command of his battalion till nightfall."

Commanding Officer
Mentioned in Dispatches

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
Awarded on:
June 30th, 1905

Commanding Officer
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K(D)CVO)

Rank:
Major-General
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1911
Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K(D)CVO)

Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Rank:
Lieutenant-general
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1936
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

Queen’s South Africa Medal

Period:
Second Boer War (1899-1902)
Unit:
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

With 3 clasps
Queen’s South Africa Medal

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