Senior Colonel Karl Gustaf Börje Wallberg (28 February 1923 in Södertälje[1] – 19 December 2014)[2] was a Swedish military officer and philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1994.[3]
Börje Wallberg | |
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| Born | 28 February 1923 |
| Died | 19 December 2014 |
| Service | Swedish Army |
| Rank | Inspector |
| Unit | Norrland Logistic Regiment Swedish Army Service Troops |
Wallberg formed Gold medal award-winning collections of Mongolia, classic Korea, North Korea, Cambodia and Laos. He won the Strandell Medal of the Philatelic Society of Sweden and the Personal Medal of King Carl-XVI-Gustaf.
Wallberg pursued a military career in the Swedish Army from 1946 to 1983, a.o. serving as commander of the Norrland Logistic Regiment from 1972 to 1974 and as Inspector of the Swedish Army Service Troops from 1974 to 1983. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences in 1976.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
- ^ "Börje Wallberg har avlidit. Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund, 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015". Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011.
- ^ Kjellander, Rune (1996). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : biografisk matrikel med porträttgalleri 1796-1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Akad. p. 182. ISBN 9163041812. SELIBR 7451162.
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