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Phayre, Robert Arthur

    Service number:
    18175
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Unit:
    147th Field Regiment, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, British Army
    Awarded on:
    August 31st, 1944
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Brigadier
    Unit:
    147th Essex Yeomanry Regiment, British Army
    Awarded on:
    December 8th, 1945
    Officier in de Kroonorde
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Brigadier
    Unit:
    147th Essex Yeomanry Regiment, British Army
    Awarded on:
    December 8th, 1945

    With palm
    Croix de Guerre 1940

    War Diary mentions

    11 April 1945 WO 171/5084 - 13 Royal Horse
    Armd Bde crosses at MANDESLOM and reaches R ALLER at SCHWARMSTEDT and ESPERKE. Night crossing by BC I Bty and 2 FOOs, in boats in sp of 4 KSLI. Comns - 18 sets. Eventually "dingo" across by raft and so 18-set for FOOs to BC, thence by 19-set in dingo back to Regt. Lt Col AA phayrs, DSO, arrives from Essex Yeo to become CRA. Brig Phayre formerly comd H Bty in 1941.

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