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Purves, John Gilroy

    Service number:
    76664
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major
    Awarded on:
    September 16th, 1943
    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    April 4th, 1946
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    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)

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