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3 Commando Brigade In The Falklands: No Picnic
By Julian Thompson
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By David Webster
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 59648" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Edgar</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>F Section SOE</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mention in Despatches,Croix de Guerre (France)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France 1944</em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Intelligence Corps</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 21.5.1920 Pietersburg,North Transvaal,South Africa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>family moved to UK 1927</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted August 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gordon Highlanders (3 months)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Intelligence Corps</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>63 Field Security Section SOE</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Small Scale Raiding Force 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>F Section SOE</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>codename Cretois</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>w/t operator</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mission Tilleul</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>returned to England 23.9.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Force 136 SOE 1945 (Burma)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Op.Nation (Team Giraffe)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>demobilised 1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>veterinary surgeon,Edinburgh</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Department of Agriculture,Perth,Western Australia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>still residing Perth 2019 age 99</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-edgar.30603/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30603-e2fd9cafb751b4787ab6021800cbe396.jpg?1591435204" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 59648, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Edgar[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]James[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]F Section SOE[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Mention in Despatches,Croix de Guerre (France)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]France 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Intelligence Corps[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 21.5.1920 Pietersburg,North Transvaal,South Africa[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]family moved to UK 1927[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted August 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Gordon Highlanders (3 months)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Intelligence Corps[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]63 Field Security Section SOE[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Small Scale Raiding Force 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]F Section SOE[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]codename Cretois[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]w/t operator[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Mission Tilleul[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]returned to England 23.9.1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Force 136 SOE 1945 (Burma)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Op.Nation (Team Giraffe)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]demobilised 1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]veterinary surgeon,Edinburgh[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Department of Agriculture,Perth,Western Australia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]still residing Perth 2019 age 99[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-edgar.30603/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30603-e2fd9cafb751b4787ab6021800cbe396.jpg?1591435204[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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