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Tupët-Thomé, Edgard Alphonse
Tupët-Thomé, Edgard Alphonse
Operation Amherst
Date of birth:
April 19th, 1920 (Bourg-la-Reine, France)
Date of death:
September 9th, 2020 (Paris, VIIth, France)
Nationality:
French
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Médaille des Évadés
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergent (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
8e régiment de zouaves
Awarded on:
June 10th, 1940
Insigne Parachutiste FFL
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1941
n° 2939
Parachute Badge with Wings
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 12th, 1941
n° 2939 - Ringway
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1945
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
November 17th, 1945
Bronzen Kruis (BK)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
3e BIA
,
3e RCP
,
3rd SAS Regiment
,
Special Air Service (SAS)
,
British Army
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1946
Awarded for:
Operation Amherst
Royal decree no.51
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
2016
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 31st, 2019
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 2nd, 2020
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
6 citations
Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Médaille des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Médaille Commemorative de la Guerre 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
King's Medal for courage in the cause of Freedom
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.5x)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Edgard TUPËT-THOMÉ | L'Ordre de la Libération et son Musée
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