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Moore-Brabazon, John, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara

Date of birth:
February 8th, 1884 (London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
May 17th, 1964 (Longcross/Surrey, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
3 October 1940 – 1 May 1941: Minister of Transport
1 May 1941 – 22 February 1942: Minister of Aircraft Production
1943: Brabazon Committee

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1915
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1916
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
November 13th, 1916
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1917
Military Cross (MC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Minister of Aircraft Production
Unit:
Ministry of Aircraft Production, British Government
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1942
Baron Brabazon of Tara of Sandwich in the County of Kent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1953
Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

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