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King, Edward Leigh Stuart
King, Edward Leigh Stuart
Date of birth:
February 22nd, 1889 (Windom/Minnesota, United States)
Date of death:
May 8th, 1971
Nationality:
British
Biography
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order
Rank:
Commander
Awarded on:
October 16th, 1925
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rear-Admiral
Unit:
Chief of Staff
,
Home Fleet
,
Royal Navy
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1940
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Vice-Admiral
Awarded on:
January 8th, 1942
Basilikon Tagma toy Georgioya A - Grand Commander
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Unit:
Principal Naval Liaison Officer
,
Allied Navies
,
Allied Forces
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1947
With swords
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Awarded on:
November 25th, 1947
Royal decree no. 34, dd. 13-2-1947.
Grootofficier in de Kroonorde
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1949
Sources
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Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37971/supplement/2489/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34763/supplement/1/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38132/supplement/5596/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35409/supplement/178/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33101/page/7350/data.pdf
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