Drayton, Robert Harry

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Date of birth:: April 14th, 1892
Date of death:: February 20th, 1963
Nationality:: British

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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Chief Secretary of the Island of Ceylon
Unit:: Colonial Legal Service, Colonial Secretary, British Government
Awarded on:: June 11th, 1942

Knight Bachelor

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Chief Secretary of the Island of Ceylon
Unit:: Colonial Legal Service, Colonial Secretary, British Government
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1944

His Majesty's approval of this Knighthood was signified on the 1st January, 1944.

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36393/page/912/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35586/page/2479/data.pdf

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