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FROWEN, John Harold Otto

Brigadier 15245, John Harold Otto FROWEN D.S.O. O.B.E Royal Artillery, 1898 1980, husband of Beatrice Lucy Hilton Sergeant and son of Otto Fraser, Medical Practitioner and Elizabeth Mary of 48, Lichfield Street, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
He joined the army as Private 6456,, gave is occupation as student, from the 27th September 1915 to the 8th November 1915. He then went to Inns Court Officers Training College London aged 17.
25th April 1941 Major, 7. Medium Regt, Royal Artillery, in India, awarded the D.S.O
25th April 1944, Major, 7 Medium Regt, Royal Artillery, in the Middle East, awarded to OBE
1941-1943, Prisoner of War in Italy
2nd June 1952 arrived from Bombay to Liverpool with his wife on R.M.S. Caledonia, Rank Brigadier
12th August 1952, retired from the army
London Gazette dated 23rd September 1958 .'Regular Army Reserve Officers' He attained the age of liability to recall ceases to belong to the reserve of Officers, 14th september 1958

He fought in Greece and Crete, and was in Egypt and Libya with 7. Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Born 14th September 1898
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