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

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

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Brigadier
Awarded on:: March 1st, 1945

Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:: July 18th, 1947

Royal Decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946

Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde (MWO.4)

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Rank:: Major-General
Awarded on:: June 10th, 1954

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

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