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Kingstone, James Joseph "Joe"
Kingstone, James Joseph "Joe"
Date of birth:
August 26th, 1892 (Milton Lilbourne/Wiltshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
September 20th, 1966 (Upton Lovell/Wiltshire, United Kingdom)
Service number:
4968
Nationality:
British
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Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1916
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant
Awarded on:
January 14th, 1916
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
July 6th, 1917
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
July 5th, 1919
King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
Awarded on:
1935
King George VI Coronation Medal
Awarded on:
1937
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
August 19th, 1941
Awarded as bar on the ribbon of the first medal
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Awarded on:
March 22nd, 1945
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Awarded on:
March 29th, 1945
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.3x)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1948
Royal decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946.
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Medal 1953
Awarded on:
1953
1914 Star
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
British Empire Medal (BEM & EGM)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Victory Medal 1914-1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Africa Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
First army clasp
France and Germany Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
General Service Medal 1918-1962
"Palestine 1945-48" clasp
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/37004/supplement/1703/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29438/supplement/588/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35250/supplement/4787/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36994/supplement/1548/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35120/supplement/1869/data.pdf
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