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Harington, Charles Henry Pepys

Date of birth:
May 5th, 1910 (Royal Tunbridge Wells/Kent, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
February 13th, 2007
Service number:
44880
Nationality:
British

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Military Cross (MC)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1940
Military Cross (MC)

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1945
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 4th, 1946
Mentioned in Dispatches

Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)

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

Royal Decree No. 29 dd. 24-4-1946.
Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1953
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
March 8th, 1957
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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

Rank:
Major-General
Awarded on:
June 10th, 1961
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)

Rank:
Lieutenant-general
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1964
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)

Rank:
General
Awarded on:
1969
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)

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Liberation of 's-Hertogenbosch - October 1944

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