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Talbot, Cecil Ponsonby

    Date of birth:
    August 31st, 1884
    Date of death:
    March 17th, 1970 (Penberth/Cornwall, United Kingdom)
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Commander
    Awarded on:
    September 13th, 1915
    For his services in sinking a German torpedo-boat destroyer off the enemy's coast on the 26th July, 1915, whilst on patrol duty in his submarine.
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Commander
    Awarded on:
    1917

    Awarded as bar on the ribbon of the first medal
    Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

    Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Commander
    Awarded on:
    1919
    Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

    Rank:
    Rear-Admiral
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1934
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

    Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

    Rank:
    Vice-Admiral
    Awarded on:
    June 8th, 1939
    Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

    Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Vice-Admiral
    Awarded on:
    June 12th, 1947
    Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

    Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Vice-Admiral
    Awarded on:
    November 25th, 1947

    Royal decree no. 34, dd. 13-2-1947.
    Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)

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