Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode, Philip Walhouse
- Date of birth:
- September 21st, 1869 (Westminster, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- July 6th, 1950 (Marylebone/London, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- September 27th, 1901
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1915
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- May 21st, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Awarded on:
- January 11th, 1918
Kiladat El Nil - Grand Officer
- Period:
- First Boer War (1880-1881)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Awarded on:
- November 9th, 1918
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1928
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1929
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- December 23rd, 1930
Grand Commander of the Star of India (GCSI)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1934
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1945
Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.1)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Field Marshal
- Unit:
- Constable of the Tower
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1948
Royal Decree no. 34, dd. 13-2-1947
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Zuiho sho, 1st Class
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
War Diary mentions
8 April 1944 WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars
The appointment of Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode, Bt, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L. as Colonel of the Regiment approved by H.M. The King.
25 July 1945 WO 171/7822 - 110 Provost Company
Field-Marshal Lord Chetwode escorted on tour of the area.
Sources
- - Dictionary of National Biography
- Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33501/supplement/3668/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30081/supplement/4920/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30081/supplement/4920
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33676/page/53/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27359/page/6305/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/15241/page/16/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34056/page/3559/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/14510/page/20/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/12780/page/357/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30111/supplement/5458
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30471/supplement/721
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13350/page/4176
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38192/page/742
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