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Wallis, Barnes Neville

Date of birth:
September 26th, 1887 (Ripley/Derbyshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
October 30th, 1979 (Leatherhead/Surrey, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

11 September 1915: Temporary Sub-Lieutenant.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Assistant Chief Designer
Unit:
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited
Awarded on:
June 2nd, 1943
Awarded for:
Operation Chastise
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Knight Bachelor

Awarded on:
June 8th, 1968
Knight Bachelor

Albert Medal (RSA)

Awarded on:
1968
"In recognition of his contributions to the development of aeronautical science and engineering"

Royal Medal

Awarded on:
1975
"In recognition of the originality of his ideas and the determination with which he has pursued them."

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Related locations

Related sights

St Vincents Hall

St Vincents Hall

Grantham - Lincolnshire

Themes

Operation Chastise (Dambusters Raid)

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