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Campbell, Walter Clencairn

Date of birth:
March 8th, 1889
Date of death:
October 21st, 1944
Nationality:
British

Biography

1938: Colonel
?: Brigadier

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
April 9th, 1917
Mentioned in Dispatches
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
March 13th, 1925
"For valuable services rendered in the field in connection with military operations in Waziristan, 21st April, 1923 to 31st March, 1924."
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE, Military Division)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Burma (Independent) District, British Indian Army
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1932
"For distinguished services rendered in connection with the operations in Burma, during the period December, 1930 to March, 1932."
Mentioned in Dispatches
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 19th Infantry Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, British Army
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1939
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
"For distinguished services in the Middle East during the period August, 1939, to November, 1940."
Mentioned in Dispatches

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