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Dickens, Gerald Charles

    Date of birth:
    October 13th, 1879 (London, United Kingdom)
    Date of death:
    November 19th, 1962 (London, United Kingdom)
    Nationality:
    British

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    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Commander
    Awarded on:
    March 14th, 1916
    "Commended for service in action in despatches received from the Vice-Admiral Commanding the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron covering operation between the time of the landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in April, 1915, and the evacuation in December, 1915-January, 1916."
    Mentioned in Dispatches

    Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Ufficiale

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Commander
    Awarded on:
    August 11th, 1917
    Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Ufficiale

    Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Commander
    Awarded on:
    June 21st, 1918
    Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Commander
    Awarded on:
    April 1st, 1919
    "For valuable services as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., C.V.O., British Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean."
    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

    Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Commendatore

    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    June 8th, 1920
    Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Commendatore

    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

    Rank:
    Rear-Admiral
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1934
    Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

    Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K(D)CVO)

    Awarded on:
    May 20th, 1937
    Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K(D)CVO)

    Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.1x)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Admiral
    Awarded on:
    July 15th, 1940

    Royal Decree no. 1
    Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.1x)

    Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Admiral
    Awarded on:
    March 20th, 1945
    Citation:
    "For distinguished service as Flag Officer, Tunesia, from 3rd August 1943, to 1st August 1944."
    Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

    Grootofficier in de Leopoldsorde / Grand officier de l'Ordre de Léopold

    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Admiral
    Awarded on:
    February 1st, 1949
    Grootofficier in de Leopoldsorde / Grand officier de l'Ordre de Léopold

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