Taylor, Lionel Arthur

Nationality:: British

Biography

Royal Navy.

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain (Emergency)
Awarded on:: April 20th, 1943

Citation:
"For distinguished services in the operations which led to the landing of the Allied Forces in North Africa."

Published in The London Gazette dated 20th April 1943.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain (Emergency)
Awarded on:: September 14th, 1943

Citation:
"For distinguished service in connection with the operations leading to the clearance of the Enemy from North Africa."

Published in The London Gazette dated 14th September 1943.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain (Emergency)
Awarded on:: January 23rd, 1945

Citation:
"For distinguished service in the planning and execution of amphibious operations in the Mediterranean."

Published in The London Gazette dated 23rd January 1945.

Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain (Emergency)
Awarded on:: March 20th, 1945

Citation:
For distinguished service during the invasion of the South of France, August 1944."

Published in The London Gazette dated 20th March 1945.

Sources

- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 16th April 1943, Issue 35985, dated 20th April 1943
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 10th September 1943, Issue 36169, dated 14th September 1943
- Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette of 16th March 1945, Issue 36992, dated 20th March 1945
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 19th January 1945, Issue 36903, dated 23rd January 1945