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Pugh, Charles Richard Vernon "Dick"

Date of birth:: January 8th, 1903 (Coventry district/Warwickshire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: September 12th, 1979 (Truro district/Cornwall, Verenigd Koninkrijk)
Nationality:: British

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Captain
Awarded on:: May 4th, 1943
Awarded for:: Operation Torch

For services rendered during the Allied invasion of North Africa.

Mentioned in Dispatches

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Awarded on:: December 11th, 1945

For Distinguished Service during the war in Europe,

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: HMS Odyssey, Ifracombe, Royal Navy
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1946

Mentioned in Dispatches

Haakon VII's frihetskors

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Awarded on:: April 15th, 1947

"In recognition of services connected with the liberation of Norway."

Haakon VII's frihetskors

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37380/supplement/5983/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37931/supplement/1675/data.pdf
- Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 -- P

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