Robert Timbrell
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 18 years ago |
Date of birth | February 1,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Tavistock |
United Kingdom | |
Died | Chester |
Canada | |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross |
Order of Military Merit | |
Canadian Forces' Decoration | |
Date of died | April 11,2006 |
Battleswar | Second World War |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3382926 |
Robert Timbrell Life story
Rear Admiral Robert Walter Timbrell, CMM, DSC, CD, Royal Canadian Navy was the first Canadian to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross during the Second World War. This followed his part in Operation Dynamo where he was personally responsible for the evacuation of 900 troops from the beaches of Dunkirk.