Dewing, Richard Henry "Dick"
- Date of birth:
- January 15th, 1891
- Date of death:
- September 21st, 1981
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Royal Engineers
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Royal Engineers
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1917
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- British Joint Staff Mission, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1942
Storkors af Dannebrog
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- SHAEF Mission Denmark, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1945
With breast star
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- SHAEF Mission Denmark, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- November 8th, 1945
Sources
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37340/supplement/5460/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35204/supplement/3736/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35204/supplement/3736/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29344/supplement/10729/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30252/supplement/8854/data.pdf
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