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Harrington, 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

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Captain
    Awarded on:
    August 20th, 1940
    Military Cross (MC)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    February 1st, 1945
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    April 4th, 1946
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    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)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    June 1st, 1953
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
    Rank:
    Temporary Brigadier
    Awarded on:
    March 8th, 1957
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
    Rank:
    Major-General
    Awarded on:
    June 10th, 1961
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-general
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1964
    Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
    Rank:
    General
    Awarded on:
    1969
    Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)

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