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Poole, Oliver Brian Sanderson, 1st Baron Poole

Date of birth:
August 11th, 1911 (St Marylebone/London, Verenigd Koninkrijk)
Date of death:
January 28th, 1993 (Kensington/London, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Major
Awarded on:
February 18th, 1943
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Colonel
Awarded on:
March 15th, 1945
Legion of Merit - Legionnaire (LoM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Colonel
Awarded on:
October 11th, 1945
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Temporary Colonel
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1947

Royal decree no. 23, dd. 17-11-1945. With swords.
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Awarded on:
June 12th, 1958
Baron Poole, of Aldgate in the City of London
Peerage of the United Kingdom

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