Edwin Flavell Military person

Brigadier Edwin William Conquest Flavell DSO, MC & two Bars (22 February 1898 – 29 November 1993) was a British soldier who served in both the First World War and Second World War, commanding 1st Parachute Brigade and 6th Airlanding Brigade in the latter conflict before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff HQ First Allied Airborne Army.

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Edwin Flavell
Birth dateFebruary 22, 1898
Birth place
London , Brixton
Date of deathDecember 01, 1993

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Military person

award
Legion of Merit
Military Cross
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
Battle of the Bulge
World War II
Operation Tonga
World War I
British airborne operations in North Africa
military branch
British Army
military command
1st Parachute Brigade
2nd Parachute Battalion
6th Airlanding Brigade
military unit
East Surrey Regiment
service start1914
service end1914

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