Thorne, Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol "Bulgy"
- Date of birth:
- September 20th, 1885 (Dornhurst/Kent, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- September 25th, 1970 (Elgin, Scotland)
- Service number:
- 13980
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Grenadier Guards
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 48th Infantry Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1919
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Lieutenant General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 48th Infantry Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Headquarters, Scottish Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1942
Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski z Gwiazda
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Headquarters, Scottish Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- October 8th, 1943
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, SHAEF Mission Norway, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- November 8th, 1945
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, SHAEF Mission Norway, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, SHAEF Mission Norway, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1946
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- - British Army Officers 1939-1945 -- T
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29438/supplement/574/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37761/supplement/5144/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37340/supplement/5460/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35586/page/2477/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30698/supplement/6061/data.pdf
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