Porritt, Arthur Espie, Baron Porritt
- Date of birth:
- August 10th, 1900 (Wanganui, New Zealand)
- Date of death:
- January 1st, 1994 (Londen, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- New Zealander (1907-1947, Dominion UK)
Biography
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1945
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Awarded on:
- November 14th, 1947
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1950
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1957
- Awarded on:
- January 8th, 1957
- Awarded on:
- 1967
- Awarded on:
- 1970
- Awarded on:
- February 5th, 1973
War Diary mentions
8 January 1945 WO 177/671 - 34 Casualty Clearing Station
Brigadier AE Porritt, Consulting Surgeon, 21 Army Group visited CCS.
Sources
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35908/supplement/859
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36917/supplement/670
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38122/supplement/5352
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38929/supplement/2778
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40960/supplement/5
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40972/page/229
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