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Ryneveld, van, Hesperus Andrias "Pierre"
Ryneveld, van, Hesperus Andrias "Pierre"
Date of birth:
May 2nd, 1891 (Senekal, Orange Free State)
Date of death:
December 2nd, 1972 (Pretoria, South Africa)
Nationality:
South African (1910-1961, Union)
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Military Cross (MC)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1916
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1916
Kiladat El Nil - Officer
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Awarded on:
March 9th, 1917
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1919
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
July 1919
Officier in de Leopoldsorde / Officier de l'Ordre de Léopold
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
July 15th, 1919
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
July 15th, 1919
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
May 14th, 1920
King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
Awarded on:
1935
King George VI Coronation Medal
Awarded on:
1937
Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.1)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General
Awarded on:
March 29th, 1949
Royal decree no. 13. With swords.
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
1914 Star
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
British War Medal 1914-1920
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Victory Medal 1914-1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Africa Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Afrika Diens Medalje 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Zuid-Afrikaanse militairen voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13476/page/2456/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13596/page/1266/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29632/supplement/6181/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31098/supplement/96/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31486/page/9865/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29977/supplement/2450/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29608/supplement/5577/data.pdf
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