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Baerlein, Arthur Adolph

Date of birth:
November 27th, 1886 (Withington/Lancashire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
January 27th, 1966 (Jinja, Uganda)
Service number:
178945
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Military career:
1st July 1917: Lieutenant
1st March 1919: Unemployed List
8th February 1941: Second Lieutenant
27th October 1946: Hon. Lt-Col.

28 april 1917:
"Later that morning another group from Jasta 11 clashed with 16 Squadron. Leutnant Kurt Wolff shot down 2nd Lieutenant John Victor Wischer and 2nd Lieutenant Arthur A Baerlein in BE2g A2745. Both were taken prisoner."

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
May 5th, 1919
"For gallant conduct and determination displayed in escaping or attempting to escape from captivity."
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
November 14th, 1947

With bronze palm
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1954
For public services in Uganda.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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