Coleman, Cyril Frederick Charles
- Date of birth:
- April 16th, 1903 (Plymouth, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- June 17th, 1974 (Aldershot/Hampshire, United Kingdom)
- Service number:
- 27168
- Nationality:
- British
- Rang/eenheid:
- 4th Battalion Welch Regiment
Biography
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Brigadier
- Unit:
- 4th Battalion The Welch Regiment, British Army
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1945
Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Unit:
- 4th Battalion The Welch Regiment, British Army
- Awarded on:
- July 18th, 1947
Royal Decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1954
- Awarded on:
- 1957
War Diary mentions
2 October 1944 WO 171/565 - 53 Reconnaissance Regiment
Move cancelled; Regt halted. Now ordered to take over defence of BLADEL 2410 from 4 Welch to enable them to move N. CO visited CO 4 Welch at his HQ. Met Brig Coleman Comd 160 Bde there. Agreed that two Regts should “double up” for night and we should be responsible for def wef 0530 hrs 3 Oct.
3 October 1944 WO 171/565 - 53 Reconnaissance Regiment
B Sqn patrol reached REUSEL 2010 and reported it clear. Brig C Coleman Comd 160 Bde visited Regt. Agreed we should (i) Find out the bridge situation over the many small streams in the area (ii) Push forward N and NW.
Sources
- - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38018/supplement/3320/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36961/supplement/1172/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36309/supplement/11/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40188/supplement/3261/data.pdf
- https://bossche-encyclopedie.nl/bevrijders/coleman, cyril frederick charles (1903-1974).htm
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