Sturges, Robert Grice
- Date of birth:
- July 14th, 1891 (Borough of Wokingham, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- September 12th, 1970 (Exeter, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
15 May 1912: Sub-Lt.
19 December 1914: Lt.
30 January 1917: Captain
17 June 1929: Major
1 April 1936: Lt. Col.
3 April 1939: Colonel
4 June 1940: Temp. Brigadier
?: Major Gen
?: Lt. Gen
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Unit:
- 746 Royal Marines, Royal Marines, Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- July 5th, 1940
- Awarded for:
- Operation Fork
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Major-General
- Unit:
- Force 121, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 7th, 1943
- Awarded for:
- Operation Ironclad
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Special Service Group (Commandos), Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1945
Sanct Olavs Orden Commander with Star/Grand Officer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant General
- Unit:
- Royal Marines, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 13th, 1948
- Awarded for:
- Operation Fork
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: (Public Domain)
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34890/supplement/4152
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37119/supplement/2940/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38176/page/274/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35853/page/209/data.pdf
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