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Sant, van 't, François

Date of birth:
February 11th, 1883 (Den Helder, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
June 3rd, 1966 (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Carreer:
2 juni 1901: clerck/telegraph clerk, PTT Twente;
1906: Writer, Police, Rotterdam;
1906: Inspector 3rd Class, Police Rotterdam;
1914: Employee, Inlichtingendienst GS III (Military Intelligence);
1916: Chief of Police, Utrecht;
October 25th, 1920: Chief of Police, Den Haag;
January 1st, 1935 - 1944: Secretary to the Dutch Queen;
May 1940 - August 14th, 1941: Chief Centrale Inlichtingsdienst (CID);
April 22nd, 1942 - March 1st, 1946: Director of Police.

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Rank:
Hoofdcommissaris van Politie (Chief Superintendent)
Unit:
Politie Utrecht (Police Utrecht)
Awarded on:
January 1920

Civil Division
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Awarded on:
March 6th, 1922
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
February 1923
Commandeur in de Kroonorde
Awarded on:
August 1926
Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.4)
Awarded on:
February 1930
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder (NL.3)
Rank:
Hoofdcommissaris van Politie (Chief Superintendent)
Unit:
Politie Den haag (Police The Hague)
Awarded on:
August 1926
Nicham Iftikhar, Commander
Kungliga Vasaorden Kommendör av 1. klass (KVO1kl)
Awarded on:
February 11th, 1929
Kungliga Nordstjärneorden - Riddare
Rank:
Hoofdcommissaris van Politie (Chief Superintendent)
Unit:
Politie Den haag (Police The Hague)
Awarded on:
February 24th, 1930

Civil Division
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Awarded on:
April 1930
Zloty Krzyz Zaslugi
Awarded on:
April 1930
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Commendatore
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1951
Huisorde van Oranje - Grootofficier (HO.2)

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