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Pope, Sidney Leo Gregory

    Date of birth:
    March 27th, 1898
    Date of death:
    November 5th, 1980
    Service number:
    08046
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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    Military Cross (MC)

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    1917
    Military Cross (MC)

    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

    Rank:
    Flight Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    May 28th, 1926
    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

    Air Force Cross (AFC)

    Rank:
    Flight Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    March 1st, 1929
    Air Force Cross (AFC)

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

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Group Captain
    Awarded on:
    January 15th, 1942

    Royal decree no. 12. With swords.
    Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)

    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Air Commodore
    Awarded on:
    June 8th, 1944
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Air Commodore
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1946
    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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