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Dalton, Edward Hugh John Neale, Baron Dalton

Date of birth:
August 16th, 1887 (Neath, Wales)
Date of death:
February 13th, 1962
Nationality:
British

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
15 May 1940 – 22 February 1942: Minister of Economic Warfare
22 February 1942 – 23 May 1945: President of the Board of Trade
27 July 1945 – 13 November 1947: Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
1917
In recognition of his "contempt for danger" during the retreat from Caporetto.
Medaglia de bronzo al Valore

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