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McCandlish, John Edward Chalmers

    Date of birth:
    1901
    Date of death:
    1974
    Service number:
    22030
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    April 1st, 1941
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
    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
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Brigadier
    Awarded on:
    September 9th, 1942
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
    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
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Brigadier
    Awarded on:
    June 13th, 1946
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Brigadier
    Awarded on:
    October 17th, 1946
    Huisorde van de Gouden Leeuw van Nassau - Grootofficier

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