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Berney-Ficklin, Horatio (Horace) Pettus Mackintos

    Date of birth:
    June 13th, 1892 (London, United Kingdom)
    Date of death:
    February 17th, 1961 (Cape Town, South Africa)
    Service number:
    21164
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    18 May 1912: Second Lieutenant (prob.)
    26 February 1913: Second Lieutenant
    12 December 1914: Temporary Lieutenant
    18 December 1914: Temporary Captain
    13 January 1920: Temporary Captain
    5 January 1921: Brevet Major
    1 August 1926: Major
    1 May 1927: Major
    27 June 1938: Brigadier (local)
    December 1939: Lieutenant-Colonel
    25 May 1940: Temporary Brigadier
    19 July 1940: Acting Major-General / Commander
    19 July 1941: Temporary Major-General
    5 May 1943: Major-General
    1 May 1946: Colonel

    Cadet. Rugby School Contingent, Officers Training Corps
    Birmingham University Contingent
    1920: Adjudant in the Territorial Force
    1 August 1926: Retired
    22 November 1930: Regular Army
    1938: Peshawar Brigade
    14 January 1948: Retired on account of disability.

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    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Temporary Captain
    Unit:
    Norfolk Regiment, British Army
    Awarded on:
    June 5th, 1916
    Military Cross (MC)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major
    Unit:
    Norfolk Regiment, British Army
    Awarded on:
    May 1st, 1917
    Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
    Rank:
    Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    September 15th, 1939
    "In recognition of distinguished services rendered in connection with recent operation."
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Brigadier
    Awarded on:
    July 26th, 1940
    "In recognition of distinguished services rendered in connection with operations in the field. (First list, to March 1940, subjoined. Second list, March-June 1940, to be published later)."
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major-general
    Awarded on:
    June 11th, 1942
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major-general
    Awarded on:
    August 5th, 1943
    "In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Persia-Iraq."
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    General Service Medal 1918-1962

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