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Simeon, Charles Edward Barrington
Simeon, Charles Edward Barrington
Date of birth:
December 24th, 1889 (Wigan/Lancashire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
November 6th, 1955 (Bushey Heath/Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British
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Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1941
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rear-Admiral
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Vice-Admiral
Awarded on:
June 14th, 1945
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Vice-Admiral
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1946
Royal decree no. 7, d. 26-2-1946
Sources
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Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35841/page/3/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37119/supplement/2940/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35029/supplement/27/data.pdf
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