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The Small Scale Raiding Force
By Brian Lett
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 28527" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Devitt </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sir Thomas Gordon,2nd Baronet </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RSR (Commanding Officer) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">36550</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Officer,Royal Order of the Phoenix (with swords) (Greece) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Greece 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 27.12.1902</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Arthur and Florence Emmeline (nee Gordon) Devitt</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>succeeded as 2nd Baronet Devitt,of Chelsea,in the County of London 8.12.1923</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Sherborne School,Dorset</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Corpus Christi College,Cambridge 1926 (B.A.) 1931 (M.A.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>O.C. RSR 1940-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chairman,Nautical College,Pangbourne 1948-61</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Governor of Sherborne School 1967-75</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Joan Mary Freemantle 21.6.1930 (divorced 1936)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Lydia Mary Beloe 25.1.1937 (divorced 1953) (2 daughters)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Janet Lilian Ellis 12.12.1953 (1 son and 1 daughter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 23.12.1995 </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 28527, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Devitt [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sir Thomas Gordon,2nd Baronet [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]RSR (Commanding Officer) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT]36550[/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Officer,Royal Order of the Phoenix (with swords) (Greece) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Greece 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 27.12.1902[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Arthur and Florence Emmeline (nee Gordon) Devitt[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]succeeded as 2nd Baronet Devitt,of Chelsea,in the County of London 8.12.1923[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Sherborne School,Dorset[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Corpus Christi College,Cambridge 1926 (B.A.) 1931 (M.A.)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]O.C. RSR 1940-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Chairman,Nautical College,Pangbourne 1948-61[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Governor of Sherborne School 1967-75[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Joan Mary Freemantle 21.6.1930 (divorced 1936)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Lydia Mary Beloe 25.1.1937 (divorced 1953) (2 daughters)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Janet Lilian Ellis 12.12.1953 (1 son and 1 daughter)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 23.12.1995 [/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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