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GHQ LIAISON REGIMENT: OPERATION MARKET GARDEN
By Asher Pirt
Anders Lassen, V.C., M.C., of the S.A.S.
By Mike Langley
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 51484" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Ford</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Douglas</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British Army Aid Group (MI9)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>99752</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>18th December 1943</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>25</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Stanley Military Cemetery,Hong Kong Sp.Mem.Coll.1.B.41</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit 2 Bn Royal Scots</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 18.9.1918 Galashiels</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Douglas and Margaret D. Ford,25 Bryce Avenue,Portobello,Edinburgh</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Royal High School,Edinburgh (until 1936)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Edinburgh University (OTC)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned Royal Scots</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>POW 25.12.1941 Hong Kong</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>BAAG 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>arrested</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>executed Big Wave Bay,Hong Kong</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded George Cross (posthumous)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-ford.19355/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/19/19355-6da499a82fa3c8570816366eaa688540.jpg?1591400496" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 51484, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Ford[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Douglas[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]British Army Aid Group (MI9)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]99752[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]18th December 1943[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]25[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Stanley Military Cemetery,Hong Kong Sp.Mem.Coll.1.B.41[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit 2 Bn Royal Scots[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 18.9.1918 Galashiels[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Douglas and Margaret D. Ford,25 Bryce Avenue,Portobello,Edinburgh[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Royal High School,Edinburgh (until 1936)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Edinburgh University (OTC)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned Royal Scots[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]POW 25.12.1941 Hong Kong[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]BAAG 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]arrested[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]executed Big Wave Bay,Hong Kong[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded George Cross (posthumous)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-ford.19355/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/19/19355-6da499a82fa3c8570816366eaa688540.jpg?1591400496[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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