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occasion while briefing his senior officers in
Normandy in mid-June 1944 he was distracted by a rare caterpillar, which he promptly collected. In May 1947 he was detained by a Russian patrol while wandering along the border of the British and Soviet sectors of Berlin with a pair of binoculars. After explaining that he was simply birdwatching he was released with an apology. Hinde died on 13 July 1981, aged 81, at
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Distinguished Service Order "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East", and on 19 August 1943 received a
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Military Governor of the British Sector of Berlin. He was promoted to
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998:"Recommendation for Award for Hinde, William Robert Morris"
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1163:Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
1074:(1st supplement). 12 February 1946. p. 947.
968:(10th supplement). 31 December 1963. p. 73.
610:(1st supplement). 12 August 1919. p. 10342.
16:British Army general and polo player (1900–1981)
1196:"Brigadier W. R. N. Hinde (Arrest and Release)"
1146:(1st supplement). 31 December 1954. p. 54.
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950:(1st supplement). 27 June 1958. p. 4127.
896:(1st supplement). 19 June 1956. p. 3649.
702:(2nd supplement). 4 April 1941. p. 2028.
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1330:15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars officers
1310:Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
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396:On 1 January 1957 Hinde was appointed
286:, Sandhurst. He was commissioned as a
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803:"British Military Strategy in Kenya"
309:, winning a silver medal. He played
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572:"William Robert Norris Hinde"
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353:Battle of Villers-Bocage
278:, before training as a "
1235:Keystone Press Agency.
845:Boddy-Evans, Alistair.
478:King's Birthday Honours
412:Awards and decorations
284:Royal Military College
274:, and was educated at
499:Mention in despatches
419:Olympic medal record
349:22nd Armoured Brigade
337:20th Armoured Brigade
155:20th Armoured Brigade
150:22nd Armoured Brigade
104:Years of service
1295:British polo players
1230:on 10 February 2007.
807:Britain's Small Wars
332:on 10 January 1941.
307:1936 Summer Olympics
206:Evelyn Muriel Wright
406:Reserve of Officers
372:North-West District
316:He was promoted to
1188:Christopher Mayhew
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752:The London Gazette
700:The London Gazette
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626:The London Gazette
607:The London Gazette
330:lieutenant colonel
276:Wellington College
266:Hinde was born in
1280:People from Cupar
1173:978-1-44728-873-2
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302:on 16 July 1921.
300:15th/19th Hussars
288:second lieutenant
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551:16 January
521:References
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84:Allegiance
58:, Scotland
45:1900-06-25
1160:(2010) .
851:ThoughtCo
515:Salisbury
380:Cyrenaica
368:brigadier
345:brigadier
282:" at the
262:Biography
203:Spouse(s)
162:(1940–42)
152:(1943–44)
107:1919–1958
79:, England
77:Wiltshire
73:Salisbury
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732:10 April
586:10 April
239:Two Bars
197:Two Bars
146:Commands
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318:captain
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