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Hinton, Herbert Oastler

    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    March 22nd, 1945
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    June 21st, 1945
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    September 25th, 1947
    Ridder in de Kroonorde
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    September 25th, 1947
    Croix de Guerre 1940

    War Diary mentions

    9 September 1944 WO 171/413 - 3 Infantry Division AQ
    T/Maj HO Hinton (56323) RWK assumed appt AA & QMC and acting rank of Lt-Col vice T/Lt-Col FC Rea

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