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Goldsmith, Robert Burrell Frederick Kingslake
Goldsmith, Robert Burrell Frederick Kingslake
Awards: USA to Commonwealth (WW2)
Date of birth:
June 21st, 1907
Date of death:
1995
Service number:
38857
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)
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Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1941
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Headquarters
,
1st Airborne Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
1944
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Brigadier
Unit:
Headquarters
,
1st Airborne Division
,
British Army
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1945
Awarded for:
Operation Husky
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
Headquarters British Troops in Egypt
Awarded on:
1952
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Temporary Brigadier
Unit:
Headquarters British Troops in Egypt
Awarded on:
1955
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Africa Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Italy Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Parachutist Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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Page 3244 | Supplement 37138, 19 June 1945 | London Gazette | The Gazette
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Robert B F K Goldsmith | ParaData
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