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Brigadier Nelson Russell, (b. 7 July 1897 − 20 October 1971) was a British Army officer who served in both world wars.[1]

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  1. 35 relations: Adjutant, Brigade major, Brigadier (United Kingdom), British Army, British War Medal, Campbell College, County Antrim, Distinguished Service Order, Four Courts Press, General Service Medal (1918), Ireland cricket team, Ireland men's national field hockey team, Lisburn, Lisburn Cricket Club, Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Major (United Kingdom), Mentioned in dispatches, Military Cross, Newcastle, County Down, Officer (armed forces), Order of the Bath, Parliament of Northern Ireland, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Second lieutenant, Serjeant-at-arms, Thomas Scott (British Army officer), Tunisian campaign, Victory Medal (United Kingdom), World war, World War I, World War II, Y Division (United Kingdom), 107th (Ulster) Brigade, 1914–15 Star, 38th (Irish) Brigade.

  2. Field hockey players from County Antrim
  3. Lisburn Cricket Club players
  4. Lisnagarvey Hockey Club players
  5. Male field hockey players from Northern Ireland
  6. Military personnel from Lisburn

Adjutant

Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit.

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Brigade major

A brigade major was the chief of staff of a brigade in the British Army.

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Brigadier (United Kingdom)

Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British War Medal

The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to officers and men and women of British and Imperial forces for service in the First World War.

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Campbell College

Campbell College located in Belfast, Northern Ireland and founded in 1894 comprises a preparatory school department (junior age) and a senior Northern Ireland 'Voluntary Grammar' school, the latter meaning, in terms of provision of education, a government funded, selective school.

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County Antrim

County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic province of Ulster.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Four Courts Press

Four Courts Press is an independent Irish academic publishing house, with its office at Malpas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.

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General Service Medal (1918)

The General Service Medal (1918 GSM) was instituted to recognise service in minor Army and Royal Air Force operations for which no separate medal was intended.

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Ireland cricket team

The Ireland men's cricket team represents all of Ireland in international cricket.

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Ireland men's national field hockey team

The Ireland men's national field hockey team is organised by Hockey Ireland and represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in international men's field hockey competitions, including the Men's Hockey World Cup and the EuroHockey Nations Championship.

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Lisburn

Lisburn is a city in Northern Ireland.

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Lisburn Cricket Club

Lisburn Cricket Club is a cricket club in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, playing in the Premier League of the NCU Senior League.

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Lisnagarvey Hockey Club

Lisnagarvey Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Major (United Kingdom)

Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Military Cross

The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.

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Newcastle, County Down

Newcastle is a small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland, which had a population of 8,298 at the 2021 Census.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Parliament of Northern Ireland

The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended because of its inability to restore order during The Troubles, resulting in the introduction of Direct Rule.

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Royal Irish Fusiliers

The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was an Irish line infantry (later changed to light infantry) regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot in 1881.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Serjeant-at-arms

A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings.

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Thomas Scott (British Army officer)

Major-General Thomas Patrick David Scott, (1 March 1905 – 30 July 1976) was a senior British Army officer. Nelson Russell and Thomas Scott (British Army officer) are British Army brigadiers of World War II and Royal Irish Fusiliers officers.

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Tunisian campaign

The Tunisian campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces from 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943.

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Victory Medal (United Kingdom)

The Victory Medal (also called the Inter-Allied Victory Medal) is a United Kingdom and British Empire First World War campaign medal.

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World war

A world war is an international conflict that involves most or all of the world's major powers.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Y Division (United Kingdom)

Historian Richard Doherty wrote that the division was created as an ad hoc measure "to achieve stabilisation" followed the Battle of Kasserine Pass on February 19.

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107th (Ulster) Brigade

The 107th Brigade, later 107th (Ulster) Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army which saw service in the First World War.

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1914–15 Star

The 1914–15 Star is a campaign medal of the British Empire which was awarded to all who served in the British and Imperial forces in any theatre of the First World War against the Central European Powers during 1914 and 1915.

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38th (Irish) Brigade

The 38th (Irish) Brigade, is a brigade formation of the British Army that served in the Second World War.

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See also

Field hockey players from County Antrim

Lisburn Cricket Club players

Lisnagarvey Hockey Club players

Male field hockey players from Northern Ireland

Military personnel from Lisburn

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Russell