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MacKenzie, Angus Alexander

    Date of birth:
    January 9th, 1905 (Kingston, Jamaica)
    Date of death:
    1975 (Menorca, Spain)
    Nationality:
    British

    Biography

    Promotions:
    September 25th, 1934: Lieutenant;
    September 23rd, 1941: Lieutenant-Commander;
    ?: Acting Commander.

    Career:
    February 26th, 1941 - January 9th, 1942: Commanding Officer HMS Vimiera (L29);
    9 January 1950: Retired from the Royal Navy

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    August 27th, 1940
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant
    Awarded on:
    January 1st, 1941
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant Commander
    Unit:
    H.M.S. Vimiera (L29), Royal Navy
    Awarded on:
    October 28th, 1941
    Mentioned in Dispatches
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant Commander
    Awarded on:
    October 15th, 1943
    Royal Naval Reserve Officers Decoration (RD)
    Awarded on:
    1962
    For “Putting Japanese shipping on its feet”.
    Zuiho sho (Order of the Sacred Treasure)
    Awarded on:
    June 14th, 1975
    For the assistance he gave as Honorary British Consul to British citizens in Menorca.
    Member of the British Empire (MBE, Civil Division)

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