Platt, William "The Kaid"
- Date of birth:
- June 14th, 1885 (Brooklands/Cheshire, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- September 28th, 1975 (Londen, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Rank:
- Second-Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Northumberland Fusiliers
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1908
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, Sudan Defence Force (SDF), British Army
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1942
Kiladat El Nil - Grand Cordon
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Headquarters, Sudan Defence Force (SDF), British Army
- Awarded on:
- October 9th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Unit:
- Headquarters, East Africa Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1943
Order of the Star of Ethiopia - Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, East Africa Command, British Army
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1945
6 x
Sources
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34633/supplement/3854
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35841/page/9/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36961/supplement/1187/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35120/supplement/1870/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28199/page/8698
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35739/page/4397
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