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SIR CHARLES PORTAL, K.G.B., D.S.O., M.C.
KGVI England
single sheet single fold, gilt and white margins inside left:-SIR CHARLES PORTAL, K.G.B., D.S.O., M.C. THIS DISTINGUISHED OFFICER WAS BORN IN 1893; HE WAS EDUCATED AT WINCHESTER AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY. IN AUGUST 1914 HE ENLISTED IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS AS A DESPATCH RIDER. HE WAS MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES ON SEPT. 7TH AND COMMISSIONED TO THE MOTOR CYCLIST SECTION OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS. IN 1915 HE WAS SECONDED TO THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS......BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST
