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Down, Alastair Frederick

    Date of birth:
    July 23rd, 1914
    Date of death:
    2004
    Service number:
    65170
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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    Military Cross (MC)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    April 25th, 1941
    Military Cross (MC)

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major
    Awarded on:
    February 18th, 1943
    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
    Awarded on:
    April 19th, 1945
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Colonel
    Awarded on:
    January 16th, 1948

    Royal Decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946. With swords.
    Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)

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