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Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, Reginald Aylmer R.

Date of birth:
August 28th, 1880 (Marylebone/London, Verenigd Koninkrijk)
Date of death:
October 16th, 1967 (Poole/Dorset, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1916

With swords
Order of St. Stanislaus II class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1916
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
HMS Blanche, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
May 17th, 1918
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Rank:
Vice-Admiral
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1934
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral
Awarded on:
January 15th, 1943

Royal decree no. 6, dd. 17-12-1942
Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.1x)
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)

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