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Beyers, Leonard "Len"
- Date of birth:
- January 22nd, 1894 (Kimberley, Cape Colony)
- Date of death:
- April 15th, 1959 (East London, South Africa)
- Nationality:
- South African (1910-1961, Union)
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Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.2)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- March 29th, 1949
Royal decree no. 13. With swords.
British War Medal 1914-1920
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Medalje Vir Oorlog Dienste Suid-Afrika 1939-1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Dictionary of South African Biography. Vol. V (1987)
- Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Zuid-Afrikaanse militairen voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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