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Durlacher joined the Royal Navy and chose to specialise in signals.
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Laurence Durlacher
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He served in World World War II initially as Commander of Her Majesty Signal School at the Admiralty and then as Fleet Signals Officer on the staff of Admiral Andrew Cunningham during the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States Government for his services in these campaigns and given command of HMS Volage in the Eastern Fleet in 1944. After the War, having been promoted to Captain in 1945, he became Deputy Director at the Admiralty Signal Division and, in 1949, was appointed Commander of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean Fleet.
He was made Flag Officer commanding 5th Cruiser Squadron and Flag Officer Second in Command Far East Fleet in 1957 and then Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Fifth Sea Lord in 1959.
He retired in 1962.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Legion of Merit Legion of Merit; Chief of Staff
The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.