Crombie, John Harvey Forbes
- Date of birth:
- February 16th, 1900 (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Date of death:
- August 31st, 1972 (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Commander
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- H.M. Minesweepers, Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- May 26th, 1942
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Minesweeping, Admiralty, British Government
- Awarded on:
- June 16th, 1946
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.3x)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 1947
Royal Decree no. 34, dd. 13-2-1947.
- Rank:
- Rear-Admiral
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1952
Sources
- - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37653/supplement/3674/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35573/supplement/2286/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38132/supplement/5596/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35029/supplement/27/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39421/supplement/3/data.pdf
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