Monckton, Walter Turner, 1st Viscount of Brenchley

Date of birth:: January 17th, 1891 (Plaxtol/Kent, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: January 9th, 1965
Nationality:: British

Biography

Political career during the Second World War:
1940 - May 1945: Director-General, Ministry of Propaganda and Information Services at Cairo
May 1945–July 1945: Solicitor General for England and Wales

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Military Cross (MC)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:: Temporary Captain
Awarded on:: June 3rd, 1919

Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K(D)CVO)

Awarded on:: February 1st, 1937

Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Director-General
Unit:: Ministry of Information, British Government
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1945

Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Awarded on:: January 1st, 1964

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Sources

- Thepeerage Person Page
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43200/supplement/5/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34365/supplement/693/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36866/supplement/5/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13453/page/1865/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13453/page/1865/data.pdf

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