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McConnel, Douglas Fitzgerald

Date of birth:
June 9th, 1893 (Derbyshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
February 7th, 1961
Service number:
8040
Nationality:
British

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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Captain
Awarded on:
January 4th, 1917
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Rank:
Colonel
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1939
Mentioned in Dispatches

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1940
Mentioned in Dispatches

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE, Military Division)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1941
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE, Military Division)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
December 30th, 1941
Mentioned in Dispatches

Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major-general
Awarded on:
January 6th, 1944
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

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