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==Alfred Henry Dunhill== | ==Alfred Henry Dunhill== | ||
[[File:Cigar-smoking-pipe-smoking-1.jpg|thumb|right| Alfred H. Dunhill]] | [[File:Cigar-smoking-pipe-smoking-1.jpg|thumb|right| Alfred H. Dunhill]] | ||
[[File:Gazette at 10.58.14.png|thumb|right|165px| London Gazette - 1919]] | |||
In a small house in Cricklewood Alfred Henry was born in 1896. | In a small house in Cricklewood Alfred Henry was born in 1896. | ||
The Alfred's Dunhill firstborn. A tall and stately man, that became Chairman of the company on his father's retirement in 1928 - a post he held for 33 years. | The Alfred's Dunhill firstborn. A tall and stately man, that became Chairman of the company on his father's retirement in 1928 - a post he held for 33 years. | ||
In 1912 Alfred H. Dunhill joined the business and began his journey in the company as an apprentice (then at the age of 16) but, in 1914 the First World War began and Alfred Henry Dunhill leaves the business and joins the war effort. in 1916 Alfred Henry Dunhill won MC during the Battle of the Somme. He entered as a private and was discharged at the end of the war with the rank of captain. He was decorated with Military Cross, a third-level military award awarded to officers and squares of the British armed forces. He resumes its position in the company in 1919. | In 1912 Alfred H. Dunhill joined the business and began his journey in the company as an apprentice (then at the age of 16) but, in 1914 the First World War began and Alfred Henry Dunhill leaves the business and joins the war effort. in 1916 Alfred Henry Dunhill won MC during the Battle of the Somme. He entered as a private and was discharged at the end of the war with the rank of captain. He was decorated with Military Cross, a third-level military award awarded to officers and squares of the British armed forces. He resumes its position in the company in 1919. | ||
His bravery was mentioned in a column of The London Gazette: | |||
<blockquote><q>'''2nd Lt. Alfred Henry Dunhill, R*. W. Surr. R. (Spec. Res.), attd. 7th Bn.''' | |||
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to ' duty on 1st September, 1918, in the attack on Fregicourt. After encountering consid- erable opposition, he manoeuvred his com- pany skilfully in a flank attack, which, | |||
though harassed by heavy machine-gun fire resulted in the capture of over 200 prisoners. This success was largely the outcome of his coolness and daring.</q> London Gazette, 1 February, 1919.</blockquote> | |||
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