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Kennedy-Shaw, William Boyd

    Date of birth:
    October 26th, 1901
    Date of death:
    April 23rd, 1979
    Service number:
    146099
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Second-Lieutenant
    Unit:
    Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), British Army
    Awarded on:
    July 8th, 1941
    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Captain
    Unit:
    Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), British Army
    Awarded on:
    December 15th, 1942
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major
    Unit:
    Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), British Army
    Awarded on:
    October 14th, 1943
    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Temporary Major
    Unit:
    GSO 2, Headquarters, Special Air Service (SAS), British Army
    Awarded on:
    January 16th, 1947
    Croix de Guerre 1940
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major
    Unit:
    GSO 2, Headquarters, Special Air Service (SAS), British Army
    Awarded on:
    May 14th, 1948
    Croix militaire 1ere Classe
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major
    Unit:
    GSO 2, Headquarters, Special Air Service (SAS), British Army
    Awarded on:
    July 1st, 1952

    Royal decree no. 23, dd. 7-3-1951.
    Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.4x)

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