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Booy, de, James Marnix (Jim)

Date of birth:
July 24th, 1885 (Kralingen, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
March 1st, 1969 (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Promotions:
September 10, 1906: Lieutenant Commander, first class;
August 16, 1916: Lieutenant Commander, First Class;
December 1st, 1948: Vice Admiral.

Political and military Career During World War II:
May 1940 to May 31, 1944: Member of the Dutch Shipping and Trade Commission in London;
August 8, 1942 to May 31, 1944: Member of the Extraordinary Advisory Board in London;
May 31, 1944 to June 25, 1945: Minister of Shipping and Fisheries;
February 23, 1945 to July 3, 1946: Minister of the Navy;
December 1, 1952: Honorable discharge defence.

Other:
January 1, 1937 to May 31, 1944: Director of the N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij;
? until May 31, 1944: Director of the Anglo-Saxon Petrol Company Ltd. in London.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Luitenant ter zee der 1e klasse (Lieutenant-Commander)
Awarded on:
August 5th, 1920
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Knight  1st Degree
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Vice-admiraal (Vice Admiral)
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1953
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder (NL.3)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Luitenant ter zee der 1e klasse (Lieutenant-Commander)
Mobilisatiekruis 1914-1918

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