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Citation making Eric Halse a Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia

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SubjectHalse, Eric
TitleCitation making Eric Halse a Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia
NotesBorn in Johannesburg in 1898, Eric Halse came to Bedford with his parents as a boy and was educated at Bedford Grammar School. After leaving the school in 1913 he joined the Artists Rifles, a territorial unit, and on the outbreak of war was commissioned with the East Yorkshire Regiment. During the 1914-1918 War he served at the Dardanelles and in France. Towards the end of the war he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. He died in 1963.

Editor's Comment:
Lt. (later Capt.) Eric A. Halse, 6th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment transferred to the Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force, presumably serving with them in Italy.
Item Date5th July 1918
Creation placeRome
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumCard
ContentOfficial document
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2205_Eric_Halse_Cavaliere.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameJerome Farrell
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3852