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Dixon-Spain, John Edward

Date of birth:
1878 (Long Sutton/Lincolnshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
May 7th, 1955 (Graveley/Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)
Service number:
72820
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1919
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Squadron Leader
Unit:
Second Army, British Army
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

War Diary mentions

2 December 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
S/Ldr Dixon Spain (AM & FA) visited CA 8 Corps.

17 December 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
S/Ldr Dixon Spain visited CA 8 Corps on his way to spend two days with 224 Det at VENRAY.

26 December 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
S/Ldr Dixon Spain MFA went to 513 (A) Det WEERT for two days to survey area.

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