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Beament, George Edwin (Ted)

Date of birth:
1908 (Ottawa/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:
September 8th, 2005 (Ottawa/Ontario, Canada)
Nationality:
Canadian

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:
May 24th, 1945
Rad Bileho lva III Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:
February 2nd, 1946
Ceskoslovenský válecný kríž 1939
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
June 26th, 1964
Knight/Dame to the Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ/DStJ)
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1986
"In recognition for his community service and the establishment of legal aid in Ontario."

Invested on: April 29, 1987
Member of the Order of Canada
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
August 22nd, 1995
"In recognition of his contributions to the Order of St. John and St. John Ambulance in Canada and internationally."
Grand Cross to the Venerable Order of Saint John (GCStJ)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Unit:
Headquarters, First Canadian Army, Canadian Army
Awarded on:
2001
Herinneringsmedaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Brigadier
Awarded on:
June 2005
Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

With "Overseas" clasp
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

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