Franks, Oliver Shewell, Baron Franks
- Date of birth:
- February 16th, 1905 (Selly Oak/Birmingham, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- October 15th, 1992 (Oxford/Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Principal Assistant Secretary
- Unit:
- Ministry of Supply, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Secretary
- Unit:
- Ministry of Supply, British Government
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1946
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)
- Rank:
- His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Unit:
- H.M. Embassy Washington, Foreign Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1952
- Awarded on:
- May 10th, 1962
- Awarded on:
- October 28th, 1977
Sources
- - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42670/page/3765/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37598/supplement/2759/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35399/supplement/15/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39421/supplement/5/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38192/page/741/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47362/page/13613
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