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Appleyard, Kenelm Charles

    Date of birth:
    March 25th, 1884
    Date of death:
    December 20th, 1967
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

    19 December, 1917: Temporary Lieutenant - Durham Volunteer Engineers
    ? Honoray Captain
    1 November, 1922: Captain - 50th (North'n) Div. Engrs
    7 February, 1938: Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Durham

    1931-03-18 – 1936-11-30 Commander Royal Engineers, 50th Infantry Division
    1939-XX-XX – 1940-XX-XX Chief Engineer, Field Force Component RAF [France]
    1940-05-26 – 1941-XX-XX Director of Labour Supply & International Labour Branch, Ministry of Labour
    1941-XX-XX Director of Emergency Works, Ministry of Works
    1942-XX-XX – 1945-XX-XX Director of Opencast Coal Production, Ministry of Works
    1951-02-13 Retired
    – 1964-11-09 Honorary Colonel, Royal Engineers 50th Infantry Division

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    Rank:
    Colonel
    Unit:
    50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Engineers
    Awarded on:
    May 11th, 1937
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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