Ramsbotham, Herwald, 1st Viscount Soulbury
- Date of birth:
- March 6th, 1887
- Date of death:
- January 30th, 1971
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Political career during the Second World War:
7 June 1939 – 3 April 1940: First Commissioner of Works
3 April 1940 – 20 July 1941: President of the Board of Education
19 August 1941 - 21 July 1948: Chairman of the Assistance Board
1944-1945: Chairman of the Soulbury Commission
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1917
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Awarded on:
- March 27th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1919
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1949
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1954
Sources
- Photo 1: Wikimedia Commons (CC Attribution Share Alike 3.0)
- - Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35241/page/4565/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31092/supplement/10/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30600/supplement/3829
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29886/supplement/40/data.pdf
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