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Authorized form of name
Grattan, Henry, 1903-1997, Colonel
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Dates of existence
1903-1997
History
Born 1903; commissioned into Royal Engineers as 2 Lieutenant, 1923; attached to Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee, India; Lieutenant, 1925; worked on the placement of airfields in Burma, 1929-1930; Captain, 1934; assisted in the reconstruction of Quetta, India, after earthquake, 1935-1939; Major, 1940; served with Gazelle Force in Eritrea, 1940; served in Paiforce, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, 1941-1944; Commander, Royal Engineers (CRE) at Kineton, UK; Gibraltar and Minden, Germany, 1944-1952; Lieutenant Colonel, 1949; Chief Engineer, Rheindahlen project, Germany, 1952-1955; retired with rank of Honorary Colonel, 1955; died 1997.
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Authority record identifier
KCL-AF0291
Institution identifier
0099 KCLMA
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Final
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Partial