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Turle, Charles Edward
Turle, Charles Edward
Date of birth:
March 23rd, 1883 (Blackheath/Lewisham, London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
March 16th, 1966 (Osborne Bay/Isle of Wight, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Commander
Awarded on:
December 11th, 1918
For services in the Adriatic Sea.
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
Mine Clearance Force
,
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
March 8th, 1920
Basilikon Tagma toy Soteros - Commander
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
British Naval Mission to Greece
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1931
Basilikon Tagma toy Georgioya A - Grand Commander
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rear-Admiral
Unit:
British Naval Attache in Greece
,
British Naval Mission to Greece
,
Admiralty
,
British Government
Awarded on:
October 21st, 1941
With swords
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commodore (Second Class)
Unit:
HMS Eaglet
,
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
December 5th, 1944
For services in ocean convoys.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rear-Admiral
Awarded on:
August 14th, 1945
For services in the relief of Greece.
Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Commander
1914 Star
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
British War Medal 1914-1920
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Victory Medal 1914-1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
Photo 1:
© National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG x69781)
(
CC Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0
)
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31060/supplement/14646/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35315/page/6083
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37220/supplement/4123/data.pdf
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National Portrait Gallery
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Charles Edward TURLE 1883-1966
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Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - T
Photo