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Cunningham, John Henry Dacres

Date of birth:
April 13th, 1885 (Demerara, British Guiana)
Date of death:
December 13th, 1962 (Londen, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1924
Member of the Royal Victorian Order
Rank:
Rear-Admiral
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1937
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Vice-Admiral
Unit:
1st Cruiser Squadron, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1940
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Vice-Admiral
Unit:
1st Cruiser Squadron, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1942
Sanct Olavs Orden Commander with Star/Grand Officer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
HMS Hannibal, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
May 22nd, 1945

With swords
Basilikon Tagma toy Georgioya A - Grand Cross
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
HMS Hannibal, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
July 17th, 1945
Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
HMS Hannibal, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
1945
Awarded for:
Operation Dragoon
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
HMS Hannibal, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
1945
Awarded for:
Operation Dragoon

With palm
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
HMS Hannibal, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, military division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
HMS Hannibal, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1946
Polemikos Stauros 1940 - 1st Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
HMS Hannibal, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
July 22nd, 1947
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross

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