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Stephens, William Derek
Stephens, William Derek
Date of birth:
March 5th, 1898
Date of death:
July 25th, 1983
Nationality:
British
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Order Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
August 22nd, 1944
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Trade Division
,
Admiralty
,
British Government
Awarded on:
July 16th, 1946
For services as Director of Trade Division, Admiralty, from July, 1943, to July, 1945.
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.3x)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
November 25th, 1947
Royal decree no. 34, dd. 13-2-1947.
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/38132/supplement/5596/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36666/supplement/3887/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37653/supplement/3674/data.pdf
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