Mathews-Laughton, Elvira Sibyl Marie (Vera)
- Date of birth:
- September 25th, 1888 (Hammersmith/Londen, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- September 25th, 1959 (Ashley Gardens/London, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Principal
- Unit:
- Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1919
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Director
- Unit:
- Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Director
- Unit:
- Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1945
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.2)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Director
- Unit:
- Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- January 7th, 1947
Royal decree no. 25, dd. 14-11-1946
Sources
- - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37845/supplement/173/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36866/supplement/8/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35399/supplement/7/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31331/page/5776/data.pdf
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