| Surname |
Coates |
| Forename |
John Gordon |
| Unit |
SOE |
| Rank |
Lieutenant |
| Number |
201507 |
| Award |
Distinguished Service Order |
| Place |
Hungary 1944 |
| Additional information |
parent unit Intelligence Corps
born 8.8.1918
educated Cambridge University
conscientious objector at start of war
interrogator of German POWs
10 Commando (HQ - Intelligence Officer)
30 Commando (HQ - Intelligence Officer)
SOE
Diplomatic Service 1947-62
university teacher,lecturer and dean.
married Norma (Bobby) Stuart 1946 (2 sons)
wife and one son predeceased him
partner of Frances Cooley
died 25.12.2006
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