Brink, George Edwin
- Date of birth:
- September 27th, 1889 (Jagersfontein, Orange Free State)
- Date of death:
- April 30th, 1971 (St. Michaels-on-Sea/South Africa)
- Nationality:
- South African (1910-1961, Union)
Biography
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1918
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1918
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 1st South African Infantry Division, South African Army
- Awarded on:
- November 4th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- September 9th, 1942
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.2)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- March 29th, 1949
Royal decre no. 13. With swords.
Sources
- - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Zuid-Afrikaanse militairen voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30482/supplement/960/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30857/supplement/9804/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30450/supplement/18/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34356/page/3/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35335/page/6371
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