- SURNAME
Beamish
- FORENAME
John Michael
- UNIT
Force 136 SOE
- RANK
T/Captain
- NUMBER
EC 4399
- AWARD
Military Cross,Mention in Despatches
- PLACE
Burma 1945
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit 6 Rajputana Rifles,Indian Army
born 6.4.1917 Mandalay,Burma (1918 SOE File)
father was from Fleet,Hampshire
timber extractor,Burma,Borneo,Nigeria and British Guiana
attached Det 101 OSS operation,Burma 1943
SOE Op.Spiers,Burma 1944
SOE Op.Dilwyn,Burma 1945
author of Burma Drop
employed by MacMillan Bloedel,Canada
employed by Placer Developments,Canada
customs supervisor,Nissa Canada (retired)
married Ruby Falconer (1925-96) (1 son Michael)
died 19.6.2005 Richmond,British Columbia,Canada
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