Officer of the Order of Leopold with Palm

Officer of the Order of Leopold with Palm

Established on 11 July 1832 by King Leopold I, the Ordre de Léopold is Belgium's oldest and highest order of knighthood. It honors exceptional service to the Belgian nation in military, maritime, or civil capacities. The Officer rank is one of the grades within the order. The addition of a palm signifies mention in dispatches at the national level for acts of bravery or exceptional merit. The order is awarded by royal decree and can be conferred upon both Belgian nationals and foreigners.


Colonel Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen, OBE Date of Award: August 31, 1946 Citation Throughout the operations, which resulted in the liberation of Belgium, Colonel Meighen performed his duties as DDME with outstanding ability and efficiency. His accurate appreciation of the problems involved, his sound forward planning to meet emergencies and his aggressive control of the facilities at his disposal enable the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineer units to function with maximum effectiveness. His work was a major contribution to the success of the operations. Notes Canada Gazette dated 31 August 1946 and CARO/6733 dated 2 September 1946. Recommended for work with 2 Canadian Corps by Lieutenant-General G.G. Simonds, General Officer Commanding Canadian Forces in the Netherlands, August 1945 although not signed off until 6 October 1945.

Colonel Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen, OBE

Date of Award: August 31, 1946

Citation

Throughout the operations, which resulted in the liberation of Belgium, Colonel Meighen performed his duties as DDME with outstanding ability and efficiency. His accurate appreciation of the problems involved, his sound forward planning to meet emergencies and his aggressive control of the facilities at his disposal enable the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineer units to function with maximum effectiveness. His work was a major contribution to the success of the operations.

Notes

Canada Gazette dated 31 August 1946 and CARO/6733 dated 2 September 1946. Recommended for work with 2 Canadian Corps by Lieutenant-General G.G. Simonds, General Officer Commanding Canadian Forces in the Netherlands, August 1945 although not signed off until 6 October 1945.

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