| Surname |
Chester |
| Forename |
Francis George Leach |
| Unit |
SRD (SOE Australia) |
| Rank |
Major + Lieutenant Colonel |
| Number |
255581 |
| Award |
Distinguished Service Order,Officer of the Order of the British Empire,Medal of Freedom (US) |
| Place |
British North Borneo 1944-45 |
| Additional information |
parent unit General List (British Army)
from South Africa
born 14.6.1899
son of Arthur and Edith Florence Rose (nee Murphy) Chester (married 1894)
educated Highfield School,Liphook,Hampshire
educated King's School,Canterbury,Kent May 1914-July 1916
graduated RMC Sandhurst
King Edward's Horse 1917
resided for 20 years prewar in British North Borneo
Op.Python - North Borneo 1944
Op.AGAS - North Borneo 1945
Op.Stallion - Sarawak 1945
sailed from Australia on "Dominion Monarch" 18.10.1945
died 18.8.1946 British North Borneo
Kota Kinabalu (Anglican) Cemetery,Malaysia |
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