Major-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG, DSO, MC (2 July 1896 – 11 February 1976) was the prime mover of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the Second World War.[1]
Gubbins was also respo...
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5/17/2024
Major-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG, DSO, MC (2 July 1896 – 11 February 1976) was the prime mover of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the Second World War.[1]
Gubbins was also respo...
5/17/2024
Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, DSO, MBE (1908 – 12 September 1942; sometimes spelled "March-Phillips") was the founder of the British Army's No. 62 Commando, also known as Small Scale Raiding Force ...
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5/17/2024
Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, DSO, MBE (1908 – 12 September 1942; sometimes spelled "March-Phillips") was the founder of the British Army's No. 62 Commando, also known as Small Scale Raiding Force ...
5/17/2024
Brigadier Alexander Henry Delap West The Peerage #459542,
Born on 27 December 1877.
Son of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.
Married Harriet Laura Chichester, daughter of Reve...
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2/19/2024
Brigadier Alexander Henry Delap West The Peerage #459542,
Born on 27 December 1877.
Son of Reverend Henry Matthew West and Helen Mary Dunlop.
Married Harriet Laura Chichester, daughter of Reve...
2/19/2024
Colonel Herbert Dryden Home Yorke Nepean The Peerage #238868,
Born on 27 November 1893.
Son of Brig.-Gen. Herbert Evan Charles Bayley Nepean and Alice Maud Ross.
Married Edith Florence Woods, d...
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2/15/2024
Colonel Herbert Dryden Home Yorke Nepean The Peerage #238868,
Born on 27 November 1893.
Son of Brig.-Gen. Herbert Evan Charles Bayley Nepean and Alice Maud Ross.
Married Edith Florence Woods, d...
2/15/2024
Edward Juxon Henry Haughton Peerage, #625187
Son of Colonel Thomas Hutchinson Haughton and Margaret Burke.
Married Gwendolyn Alice Murrell Floyd, daughter of Reverend Canon unknown Floyd.
Award...
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2/15/2024
Edward Juxon Henry Haughton Peerage, #625187
Son of Colonel Thomas Hutchinson Haughton and Margaret Burke.
Married Gwendolyn Alice Murrell Floyd, daughter of Reverend Canon unknown Floyd.
Award...
2/15/2024
Major William Fox Bruce The Peerage #43157,
Born on 7 August 1883.
Son of Hon. William Napier Bruce and Emily McMurdo.1
Married Sibyl Lyon, daughter of Major Alfred Owen Lyon, on 7 December 192...
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2/7/2024
Major William Fox Bruce The Peerage #43157,
Born on 7 August 1883.
Son of Hon. William Napier Bruce and Emily McMurdo.1
Married Sibyl Lyon, daughter of Major Alfred Owen Lyon, on 7 December 192...
2/7/2024
Bertram Thomas Carlyle Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 3rd Baron Redesdale
The Peerage #25260,
Born on 2 June 1880.
Son of Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale and Lady Clementina Gertr...
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11/14/2010
2/6/2024
Bertram Thomas Carlyle Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 3rd Baron Redesdale
The Peerage #25260,
Born on 2 June 1880.
Son of Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale and Lady Clementina Gertr...
2/6/2024
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Lyttleton de Havilland, CMG, DSO. MiD(2) Mentioned in Despatches
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
Formerly Major, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Served in the South African wars.
s...
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2/2/2024
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Lyttleton de Havilland, CMG, DSO. MiD(2) Mentioned in Despatches
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
Formerly Major, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Served in the South African wars.
s...
2/2/2024
Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr. (1899–1988) was a career naval officer who rose to become a Vice Admiral and NATO’s Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. He served in World War I, Wor...
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11/1/2023
Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr. (1899–1988) was a career naval officer who rose to become a Vice Admiral and NATO’s Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. He served in World War I, Wor...
11/1/2023
General Sir William George Cubitt VC DSO (19 October 1835 – 25 June 1903) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy...
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11/26/2007
8/5/2023
General Sir William George Cubitt VC DSO (19 October 1835 – 25 June 1903) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy...
8/5/2023
Monroe Shoup (30 December 1904 – 13 January 1983) was a decorated general of the United States Marine Corps who won the Medal of Honor in World War II, became the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps an...
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8/12/2013
7/22/2023
Monroe Shoup (30 December 1904 – 13 January 1983) was a decorated general of the United States Marine Corps who won the Medal of Honor in World War II, became the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps an...
7/22/2023
Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (July 2, 1898 – August 11, 1975) was the United States Army general who commanded the 101st Airborne Division troops defending Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of th...
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7/19/2011
7/22/2023
Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (July 2, 1898 – August 11, 1975) was the United States Army general who commanded the 101st Airborne Division troops defending Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of th...
7/22/2023
Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 5...
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7/20/2023
7/20/2023
Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 5...
7/20/2023
Morris Hoge (January 13, 1894 – 29 October 1979) was a General of the United States Army.Early yearsWilliam M. Hoge grew up in Lexington, Missouri, where his father, William McGuffey Hoge, served as pr...
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12/3/2013
7/17/2023
Morris Hoge (January 13, 1894 – 29 October 1979) was a General of the United States Army.Early yearsWilliam M. Hoge grew up in Lexington, Missouri, where his father, William McGuffey Hoge, served as pr...
7/17/2023
Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig or Koenig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French general during World War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim ...
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6/26/2023
Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig or Koenig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French general during World War II during which he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim ...
6/26/2023
Ronald Frederick King "David" Belchem CB CBE DSO (21 January 1911 – 19 July 1981) was a senior British Army officer who saw service in the Second World War.
Born in Gibraltar on 21 January 1911, where...
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5/23/2023
5/24/2023
Ronald Frederick King "David" Belchem CB CBE DSO (21 January 1911 – 19 July 1981) was a senior British Army officer who saw service in the Second World War.
Born in Gibraltar on 21 January 1911, where...
5/24/2023
Major-General George Warren Richards CB, CBE, DSO, MC (1898–1978) was a British Army officer
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8/30/2011
5/21/2023
Major-General George Warren Richards CB, CBE, DSO, MC (1898–1978) was a British Army officer
5/21/2023
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5/12/2023
Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie GBE KCB DSO MC KStJ (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a senior British army officer during the Second World War.
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12/19/2015
5/11/2023
Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie GBE KCB DSO MC KStJ (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a senior British army officer during the Second World War.
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