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region between 1923 and 1931. His British military background allowed him to cultivate excellent relations with the British administration of
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for gallantry in action. He was also decorated by the government of France with the
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in 1922, where he headed the political department until being succeeded by
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During his war service, he was wounded three times, and decorated with the
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British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
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Kisch was recalled to active service in 1939 at the outbreak of the
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Kisch was appointed a member of the British delegation to the 1919
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Frederick Kisch was born to a British-Jewish family in the town of
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on 7 April 1943 when he stepped on a landmine during the
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S.C.Hyman - in Enc.Judaica, 1972, Gale digital 2007
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After some time, Kisch family moved back to 890:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 880:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 870:British Army personnel killed in World War II 698:Five new MKs must give up foreign citizenship 636:party, and in December 2022 he was appointed 366:Commander of the Order of the British Empire 430: 133: 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 752:Haifa Museums - Six Museums in One Frame 475:in France and the Middle East theatres. 860:British Army brigadiers of World War II 812: 905:Heads of the Jewish Agency for Israel 865:British Army personnel of World War I 693: 691: 689: 687: 685: 683: 621:, are among places named after him. 471:in 1909 and served with them in the 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 915:Military personnel of British India 885:Companions of the Order of the Bath 793: 789:, Gale, second digital edition 2007 548: 13: 925:People educated at Clifton College 529:as well as Arab leaders including 497: 462: 362:Companion of the Order of the Bath 14: 936: 769: 680: 557:. 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Kisch was awarded the 431:Early life and education 308:Arab revolt in Palestine 197:Enfidaville War Cemetery 720:"Decorations Conferred" 531:Sharif Hussein of Mecca 441:British Empire in India 393:Frederick Hermann Kisch 323:Western Desert Campaign 127:Frederick Hermann Kisch 835:People from Darjeeling 700:Haaretz, 26 March 2015 624:In 2015, his grandson 567:North African Campaign 504:Paris Peace Conference 318:North African Campaign 290:Middle Eastern theatre 638:Minister of Education 578:Battle of Wadi Akarit 455:and subsequently the 445:Indian Postal Service 338:Battle of Wadi Akarit 295:Mesopotamian campaign 243:Years of service 786:Encyclopedia Judaica 572:Kisch was killed in 561:and assigned to the 517:. 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