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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 30253" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Maingard </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Rene Amedee Louis Pierre </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>F Section SOE </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T/Major </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>241290 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Order,Croix de Guerre avec Palms (France) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit General List</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 21.10.1918 Mont-Roches,Mauritius</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>full surname Maingard de la Ville-es-Offrans</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Louis Joseph Rene and Madame Maingard de la Ville-es-Offrans</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated College St Joseph,Mauritius</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Royal College,Curepipe,Mauritius (left 1938)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided London since summer 1938 (48 Lexham Gardens,Earl's Court)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>articled to Messrs Falk,Keeping and Co,London (accountant) 15.2.1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Bn Queen Victoria's Rifles (TA) 29.10.1939 (Rifleman 6847249)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>8 Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps March 1941 (Lance Corporal)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served KRRC as Amedee Hugnin</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE 30.5.1942 (as P/241290 L/Cpl R.A.L.P.Maingard)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Second Lieutenant,General List 18.7.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant (A/Captain) January 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T/Captain March 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>codename Dede</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Stationer Circuit (organiser)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>demobilised 20.12.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>postwar with Rogers and Co (shipping) (Aviation Dept) (shareholder 1948)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded C.B.E. 1969</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur 1972 (Officer 1981)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Jacqueline Raffray 8.10.1949 Westminster Cathedral,London</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 12.1.1981 Lamivoie,Black River,Mauritius</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-maingard.7702/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/7/7702-620cbe3f0cc8a96139adaf4a2ea915eb.jpg?1591389095" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-maingard.1534/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1534-7f003f807aa37523c55c33a440105dd5.jpg?1591383268" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 30253, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Maingard [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Rene Amedee Louis Pierre [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]F Section SOE [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]T/Major [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]241290 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Service Order,Croix de Guerre avec Palms (France) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]France 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit General List[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 21.10.1918 Mont-Roches,Mauritius[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]full surname Maingard de la Ville-es-Offrans[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Louis Joseph Rene and Madame Maingard de la Ville-es-Offrans[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated College St Joseph,Mauritius[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Royal College,Curepipe,Mauritius (left 1938)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided London since summer 1938 (48 Lexham Gardens,Earl's Court)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]articled to Messrs Falk,Keeping and Co,London (accountant) 15.2.1939[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 Bn Queen Victoria's Rifles (TA) 29.10.1939 (Rifleman 6847249)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]8 Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps March 1941 (Lance Corporal)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served KRRC as Amedee Hugnin[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]SOE 30.5.1942 (as P/241290 L/Cpl R.A.L.P.Maingard)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Second Lieutenant,General List 18.7.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant (A/Captain) January 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]T/Captain March 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]codename Dede[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Stationer Circuit (organiser)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]demobilised 20.12.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]postwar with Rogers and Co (shipping) (Aviation Dept) (shareholder 1948)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded C.B.E. 1969[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur 1972 (Officer 1981)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Jacqueline Raffray 8.10.1949 Westminster Cathedral,London[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 12.1.1981 Lamivoie,Black River,Mauritius[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-maingard.7702/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/7/7702-620cbe3f0cc8a96139adaf4a2ea915eb.jpg?1591389095[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-maingard.1534/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1534-7f003f807aa37523c55c33a440105dd5.jpg?1591383268[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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