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Mountbatten, Alexander Albert

Date of birth:
November 23rd, 1886 (Windsor Castle, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
February 23rd, 1960 (Kensington Palace, United Kingdom)
Buried on:
St. Mildred's Churchyard
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Sir Alexander Albert Mountbatten, GCB, GCVO, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, 1st Earl of Berkhamsted, 1st Viscount Launceston, formerly HH Prince Alexander of Battenberg.

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Awarded on:
1897
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal
Awarded on:
1901
King Edward VII Coronation Medal
Awarded on:
July 11th, 1908
Verdienstorden Philipps des Großmütigen - Großkreuz
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1910
Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K(D)CVO)
Awarded on:
1910
King George V Coronation Medal
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1911
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Awarded on:
March 3rd, 1913
Knight/Dame to the Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ/DStJ)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1916
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
January 25th, 1917
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1917

With swords
Order of St. Vladimir 4th Class
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1927
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Awarded on:
December 22nd, 1948
Grand Cross to the Venerable Order of Saint John (GCStJ)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

With palm
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Kiladat El Nil - Grand Cordon
Ordinul Coroana Romaniei Mare Cruce

With swords
Grootlint in de Leopoldsorde / Grand cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Charles III
Gran Cruz Naval con distintivo Blanco
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
Headquarters, Royal Air Force
Defence Medal 1939-1945

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