Ten: Brigadier C. Knowles, Royal Signals, formerly Rifle Brigade (a) Order of the British Empire, Commander's (C.B.E.) neck Badge, 2nd type, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamel

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Ten: Brigadier C. Knowles, Royal Signals, formerly Rifle Brigade (a) Order of the British Empire, Commander's (C.B.E.) neck Badge, 2nd type, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamel
(b) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf (2nd.Lieut.)
(c) General Service 1918-62, two clasps, Iraq, Palestine (Lieut.), second clasp loose on ribband
(d) 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army bar, France and Germany Star e) War and Defence Medals M.I.D. Oakleaf
(f) United States of America, Legion of Merit, Commander's neck Badge, reverse officially inscribed 'Cyril Knowles', in its case of issue, the first three medals fine, others extremely fine
(g) The group of ten related miniature awards, the G.S.M. with earlier clasp only (10)

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INDENT Brigadier Cyril Knowles, born 1899, entered the Rifle Brigade as Second Lieutenant March 1918 and served in France and Belgium 27 September- 1 October (wounded, Mentioned in Despatches); Lieutenant 1919; took part in operations in Iraq 1919-20 and transferred to Royal Signals 1924; Captain 1929; Major 1938; served in Palestine 1936-39 (Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 22.12.1939); temp. Lieutenant Colonel 1940, (Mentioned in Despatches, London Gazette 1.4.1941 and 8.7.1941; O.B.E. 1942), Brigadier 1944, and Commander Vienna Garrison; British Member of Vienna Inter-Allied Command 1945-51 (C.B.E. 1945 and Legion of Merit) Brigadier Knowles retired, 1952

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