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though harassed by heavy machine-gun fire resulted in the capture of over 200 prisoners. This success was largely the outcome of his coolness and daring.</q> London Gazette, 1 February, 1919.</blockquote> | though harassed by heavy machine-gun fire resulted in the capture of over 200 prisoners. This success was largely the outcome of his coolness and daring.</q> London Gazette, 1 February, 1919.</blockquote> | ||
< | <blockquote><q>During World War J. Mr. Dunhill entered the army as a private and ended as a cap tain with the Military Cross. Once, in the Second World War when a bomb wrecked the company's offices in 1941, the chairman sat among the debris selling the remnants of the pipe stock to passers‐by.</q> The New York Time - July 9, 1971, Page 34.</blockquote> | ||
The company's growing exponentially as an international tobacco and pipe‐making under his administration. In recognition of its export achievements, he won the Queen's Award to Industry. | The company's growing exponentially as an international tobacco and pipe‐making under his administration. In recognition of its export achievements, he won the Queen's Award to Industry. | ||