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Forbes, Sir, Charles Morton

Date of birth:
November 22nd, 1880 (Colombo, Ceylon)
Date of death:
August 28th, 1960 (Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital, London)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Admiral of the Fleet. Retired in 1943.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1916
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1917
For merit in the Battle of Jutland

With swords
Order of St. Stanislaus II class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1940
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)

Sources

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