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Keighly-Peach, Charles Lindsay

Date of birth:
1902
Date of death:
1995
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Eagle (1918), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1941
Awarded for:
Operation Fall Gelb
"For skill and judgment in directing the operations which led to the sinking or scuttling of the Italian Destroyer Force in Red Sea."
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. Eagle (1918), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
September 11th, 1940
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
"For courage, enterprise and devotion to duty in recent engagements."

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