Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O. |
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Medals and Honours |
1. D.S.O. & Bar 2. 1914-15 Star 3. War Medal 4. Victory Medal with Oak Leaf 5. King George V Silver Jubilee Medal 6. King George VI Coronation Medal 7. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 8. Legion d' Honneur (France) |
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D.S.O. (Distinguished Service Order) Awarded to officers of armed forces for outstanding service in actual combat during wartime. Typical awards are to commanders of ships or battalions. A second award is called a bar, and is shown by a metal strip (bar) on the ribbon. There are three are campaign medals. These are awarded for uniformed service during specified campaigns - in this case a 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. As he served throughout WWI he had all three. The Victory Medal carried an Oak Leaf, indicating being "Mentioned in Despatches". There are also medals for King George V's Silver Jubilee, and then two Coronation Medals - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. After British Awards come any foreign awards, in Talbot's case the French Legion d' Honneur and the Netherlands Order of Orange Nassau, (which is not on the group, but shown below). |
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Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for Saving Life at Sea. |
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K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) awarded after ten years as Director of Dockyards. |
K.B.E. (Knight of the British Empire) awarded after service as Director of Naval Equipment and Rear Admiral (Submarines). His grandfather, Admiral Sir Charles Talbot had also been a K.C.B. |
K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
K.B.E. (Knight of the British Empire) |
Order of Orange Nassau (Netherlands) |
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Citations Mentioned in Despatches 23rd August 1914 for action in Heligoland Bight and for submarine services generally following commencement of the war. Awarded D.S.O. for services during cruise of Sub. E-16 between 24th and 31st July 1915 when by his skill and coolness he freed his boat from an anti-submarine obstruction and torpedoed a German submarine. Awarded Bar to D.S.O. for long and arduous service in command of submarines during the third period of the war. Invested 27th April 1918. |
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