Rook, William James

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Date of birth:: May 20th, 1885
Date of death:: November 29th, 1958
Nationality:: British

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Knight Bachelor

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Director of Sugar
Unit:: Ministry of Food, British Government
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1942

Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: January 30th, 1948

Royal decree no. 34, dd. 13-2-1947

Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)

Officier in de Kroonorde

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: December 23rd, 1948

Sources

- Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38492/page/6741/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35399/supplement/2/data.pdf

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