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Haes, Edmund (Edward) Mount

Date of birth:
October 27th, 1898
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Promotions:
August 2nd, 1914: Midshipsman;
March 15th, 1917: acting Sub-Lieutenant;
November 15th, 1917: Sub-Lieutenant;
November 15th, 1919: Lieutenant;
November 15th, 1927: Lieutenant Commander;
November 10th, 1939: acting Captain.

Career:
May 1935: Commanding Officer, HMS Fame (H 78);
October 5th, 1939 - January 5th, 1941: Commanding Officer, HMS Moreton Bay (F 11);
January 14th, 1941 - February 8th, 1942: Commanding Officer, HMS Egret (L 75 / U 75).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942
Citation:
"For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness, and for never failing to set an example of wholehearted devotion to duty, without which the high tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld."
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Captain
Unit:
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
April 15th, 1947
Haakon VII's frihetskors
"In recognition of services connected with the liberation of Norway."

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