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User:Necrothesp/List of Officers of the Order of the British Empire, 1939–1947

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  •   Indicates that the award was or appears to have been for gallantry. Although the Order of the British Empire was not officially awarded "for Gallantry" until 1940, in practice it was sometimes awarded for courageous acts before this time.
Name Rank/Title Organisation Post Nationality Conflict/Incident Gazette[1]
Roberts, Hugh Captain Merchant Navy Master, SS Mopan British World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) 1939/11/03[2]
Farrar, Thomas Huntley Captain Merchant Navy Master, SS Baharistan British World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) 1939/12/01[3]
Grayston, Edward Templeton, DSC, RD Captain (Commander, RNR) Merchant Navy Master, SS Karamea British World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) 1939/12/01[3]
White, Albert Angel Captain Merchant Navy Master, SS Stonepool British World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) 1939/12/01[3]
Batson, Sydney Edward Captain Merchant Navy Master, SS Heronspool British World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) 1939/12/15[4]
Steward, John Captain Merchant Navy Master, SS Hopestar British World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) 1940/02/06[5]
Ward, Thomas First Officer Merchant Navy SS Oakgrove British World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) 1940/02/06[5]

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ In format year/month/day. Note that some awards are backdated. In such instances, the actual date of the award is given first and the gazette date is given in parentheses.
  2. ^ "No. 34724". The London Gazette. 3 November 1939. pp. 7405–7406.
  3. ^ a b c "No. 34744". The London Gazette. 1 December 1939. pp. 8032–8033.
  4. ^ "No. 34754". The London Gazette. 15 December 1939. pp. 8324–8325.
  5. ^ a b "No. 34786". The London Gazette. 6 February 1940. pp. 713–715.
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