Duncan, John Norman Valette "Val"
- Date of birth:
- 1913
- Date of death:
- 1975
- Service number:
- 107247
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1944
Legion of Merit - Officer (LoM - O)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1945
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Unit:
- Q Movements, Headquarters, 21st Army Group, British Army
- Awarded on:
- January 16th, 1948
Royal decree no. 29, dd. 24-4-1946. With swords.
- Rank:
- Chairman and Chief Executive
- Unit:
- Rio Tinto-Zinc Corporation Ltd.
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1968
Sources
- - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44600/supplement/6300/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36436/supplement/1362/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37204/supplement/3962/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38178/supplement/403/data.pdf
- Recommendation for Award for Duncan, John Norman Valette Rank: Temporary Colonel... | The National Archives
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