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Barrington, Croker Edmund

Date of birth:
September 2nd, 1897
Date of death:
July 16th, 1944
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Gauhati
Plot: 1. Row: F. Grave: 21.
Service number:
13548
Nationality:
British

Biography

Rank: Brigadier general

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Second-Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1918
He attacked enemy transport with bombs from a height of 50ft., two of his bombs exploding at the rear of the column. He led his formation successfully on many occasions in very bad weather conditions and obtained valuable information.
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1945
Burma and Eastern Frontier of India
Mentioned in Dispatches

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