Ramsbotham, Herwald, 1st Viscount Soulbury
- Date of birth:
- March 6th, 1887
- Date of death:
- January 30th, 1971
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Political career during the Second World War:
7 June 1939 – 3 April 1940: First Commissioner of Works
3 April 1940 – 20 July 1941: President of the Board of Education
19 August 1941 - 21 July 1948: Chairman of the Assistance Board
1944-1945: Chairman of the Soulbury Commission
Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!
Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1917
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Awarded on:
- March 27th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1919
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1949
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1954
Sources
- Photo 1: Wikimedia Commons (CC Attribution Share Alike 3.0)
- - Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35241/page/4565/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31092/supplement/10/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30600/supplement/3829
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29886/supplement/40/data.pdf
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright