Burge, Charles Ralph Ormsby

Nationality:: British

Biography

Career:
29th January 1948 - 15th November 1948: Naval Aides-de-Camp to the King;
15th November 1948: Retired.

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Commander (E) (Commander)
Awarded on:: July 1st, 1941

Citation:
"For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness, and for never failing to set an example of wholehearted devotion to duty, without which the high tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld."

Published in The London Gazette of July 1st 1941.

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain (E) (Captain)
Unit:: Senior Engineering Officer, HMS Rodney (29), Royal Navy
Awarded on:: October 14th, 1941

Citation:
"For mastery, determination and skill in action against the German Battleship Bismarck."

Published in The London Gazette dated October 14th, 1941.

Sources

- Supplement to The London Gazette of 27th June 1941, Issue 35204, dated 1st July 1941
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 10th October 1941, Issue 35307, dated 14th October 1941
- The London Gazette of 9th March 1948, Issue 38232
- The London Gazette of 26th November 1948