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McCandlish, John Edward Chalmers
McCandlish, John Edward Chalmers
Date of birth:
1901
Date of death:
1974
Service number:
22030
Nationality:
British
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Colonel
Awarded on:
December 30th, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Colonel
Awarded on:
June 30th, 1942
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Brigadier
Awarded on:
September 9th, 1942
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
November 8th, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
April 4th, 1946
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1946
Huisorde van de Gouden Leeuw van Nassau - Grootofficier
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
October 17th, 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/37761/supplement/5144/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37598/supplement/2758/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35120/supplement/1866/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35697/page/3945/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1673/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37340/supplement/5434/data.pdf
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Recommendation for Award for McCandlish, John Edward Chalmers Rank: Lieutenant... | The National Archives
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