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Persons
Nicolson, Hugh St. Lawrence
Nicolson, Hugh St. Lawrence
Nationality:
British
Biography
Rank: Navy captain
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
HMS Hyperion (H97)
,
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1940
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
HMS Hyperion (H97)
,
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1940
For distinguished service, in the gallant and successful action against two Italian Cruisers in which" Bartolomeo Colleoni " was destroyed.
2nd award: bar
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1946
1939-1945 Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
War Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Defence Medal 1939-1945
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Italy Star
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34907/supplement/4653/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34893/supplement/4257/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37407/page/13/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37603/supplement/2885/data.pdf
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