Rawlings, Henry Bernard
- Date of birth:
- May 21st, 1889 (St Erth/Cornwall, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- September 30th, 1962 (Bodmin/Cornwall, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Commander
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1920
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- H.M.S. Valiant (02), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- January 8th, 1942
- Awarded for:
- Operation Merkur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1942
Polemikos Stauros 1940 - 3rd Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- August 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Unit:
- Flag Officer, Eastern Mediterranean, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Unit:
- Task Force 57, Pacific Fleet, Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1945
- Awarded for:
- Operation Iceberg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1946
Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vice-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- October 15th, 1946
Sources
- Photo 1: Royal Navy (CC Attribution 3.0)
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35662/supplement/3504/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36544/supplement/2567/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37757/supplement/5077/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34961/supplement/5878/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37251/supplement/4437/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37598/supplement/2764/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35586/page/2508/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35409/supplement/175/data.pdf
- Sir Vice-Admiral Henry Bernard Rawlings , OBE of the Royal Navy (RN) - Allied Warship Commanders of WWII - uboat.net
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