Pitt-Hardacre, Cecil
- Date of birth:
- March 12th, 1900 (Hampstead/Middlesex, United Kingdom)
- Service number:
- 319506
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Companion Darjah Yang Amat Gemilang Bintang Sarawak (CSS)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Treasurer of Sarawak
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1941
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wing Commander
- Unit:
- Section B, Allied Intelligence Bureau, Allied Forces
- Awarded on:
- February 22nd, 1946
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"In recognition of eqnspiouous service in operations against the Japanese."
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- - Sarawak Gazette 1 April 1941
- Cecil Pitt Hardacre | The Australian War Memorial
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37479/supplement/1075/data.pdf
- Cadet Cecil PITT-HARDACRE Royal Flying Corps. | The National Archives
- Secret Intelligenc Australia (SIA), Section "B" of AIB
- Cecil Pitt Hardacre - WW1 Memorial and Life Story
- Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters: An Eccentric Englishwoman and Her Lost Kingdom
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