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Down, Alastair Frederick
Down, Alastair Frederick
Date of birth:
July 23rd, 1914
Date of death:
2004
Service number:
65170
Nationality:
British
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Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
April 25th, 1941
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
February 18th, 1943
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
April 19th, 1945
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.3x)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Colonel
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1948
Royal Decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946.
Sources
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Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35908/supplement/860/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35144/supplement/2346/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37039/supplement/2067/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38178/supplement/403/data.pdf
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