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Raw, Sydney Moffat

Date of birth:
August 19th, 1898 (West Derby district/Lancashire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
February 4th, 1967 (Farnham/Surrey, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Military career:
Midsh. 02.08.1914
A/S.Lt. 15.01.1917
S.Lt. 15.09.1917
Lt. 15.04.1919
Lt.Cdr. 15.04.1927
Cdr. 30.06.1933
Capt. 30.06.1940
Cdre. 2nd cl. 01.1947-28.06.1949
R.Adm. 08.07.1949
V.Adm. 15.08.1952 (retd 26.08.1954)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
1st Submarine Flotilla, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1942
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
1st Submarine Flotilla, Royal Navy
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1942
For services in the Mediterranean.
Order of the Crown 3rd Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
HMS Phoebe (43), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
July 10th, 1945
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
HMS Phoebe (43), Royal Navy
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1946
Mentioned in Dispatches
Rank:
Commodore (Second Class)
Awarded on:
June 7th, 1951
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
Rank:
Vice-Admiral
Awarded on:
June 10th, 1954
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

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