Purves, John Gilroy

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Service number:: 76664
Nationality:: British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Major
Awarded on:: September 16th, 1943

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:: April 4th, 1946

Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:: October 17th, 1946

Royal decree no. 45, dd. 12-4-1946.

Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)

Sources

- Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36173/supplement/4120/data.pdf4
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37761/supplement/5143/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1683/data.pdf

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