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Hutchison, Balfour Oliphant

Date of birth:
February 12th, 1889 (Kirkcaldy/Fife, Scotland)
Date of death:
April 26th, 1967 (Rendham/Suffolk, United Kingdom)
Service number:
4670
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1939
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1940
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1940
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Major General
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
"In recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East during the period August, 1939, to November, 1940."
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Major-general
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
"In recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East during the period August, 1939, to November, 1940."
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major-general
Awarded on:
December 30th, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-general
Awarded on:
June 30th, 1942
"In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period July, 1941 to October, 1941"
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major-general
Awarded on:
April 6th, 1944
"In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East."
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1946
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE, Military Division)

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