Plow, Edward Chester
- Date of birth:
- September 28th, 1904 (St. Alban's/Vermont, United States)
- Date of death:
- April 25th, 1988 (Brockville/Ontario, Canada)
- Nationality:
- Canadian
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier
- Unit:
- Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
- Awarded on:
- April 28th, 1945
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.3x)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier
- Unit:
- Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
- Awarded on:
- December 22nd, 1945
During this period the role of the artillery was one of great importance and this arm of the service aided materially in the success of the battles in the victory in Europe. The successful and telling employment of artillery was in no small measure attributable to the technical knowledge and sound counsel of Brigadier Plow who demonstrated himself to be an unusually able and efficient officer."
Royal decree no.2
Canadian Gazette of 22 dec. 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier
- Unit:
- Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier
- Unit:
- Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
- Awarded on:
- April 4th, 1946
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- July 4th, 1958
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Canadese staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37172/supplement/3589/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41437/page/4210/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37101/supplement/2745/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1715/data.pdf
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