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By Edward F. Murphy
The SAS in Occupied France: 1 SAS Operations, June to October 1944
By Gavin Mortimer
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 28119" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Petrie </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Alec G. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>PPA B Patrol </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sapper </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mention in Despatches </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>North Africa 1943 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Royal Engineers (Survey Company)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 20.4.1916 Houghton-le-Spring,Co.Durham</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>surveyor in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>joined PPA Nov 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>left PPA 15.3.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>later commissioned in RE</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>surveyor,Dingwall,Scotland 1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>land surveyor,Colonial Service (Entebbe and Kampala,Uganda) 1950-62</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>surveyor,Hampshire County Council (Portsmouth Roads Department) 1962-67</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>land surveyor,Pietermaritzburg Roads Department,South Africa 1967-77</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired to Gosport 1977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided 1980s 44 Foster Road,Alverstoke,Gosport,Hampshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 15.4.1985</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commemorated Porchester Garden of Remembrance,Hampshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>only mention of his award is in his own unpublished account</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"considerable knowledge of practical astronomy and no battle experience whatever" (Popski) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/attachments/32/32013-fc45b21dee5113eb1d82465f74fe4a0f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 28119, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Petrie [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Alec G. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]PPA B Patrol [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sapper [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Mention in Despatches [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]North Africa 1943 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Royal Engineers (Survey Company)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 20.4.1916 Houghton-le-Spring,Co.Durham[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]surveyor in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]joined PPA Nov 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]left PPA 15.3.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]later commissioned in RE[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]surveyor,Dingwall,Scotland 1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]land surveyor,Colonial Service (Entebbe and Kampala,Uganda) 1950-62[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]surveyor,Hampshire County Council (Portsmouth Roads Department) 1962-67[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]land surveyor,Pietermaritzburg Roads Department,South Africa 1967-77[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired to Gosport 1977[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided 1980s 44 Foster Road,Alverstoke,Gosport,Hampshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 15.4.1985[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commemorated Porchester Garden of Remembrance,Hampshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]only mention of his award is in his own unpublished account[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]"considerable knowledge of practical astronomy and no battle experience whatever" (Popski) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/attachments/32/32013-fc45b21dee5113eb1d82465f74fe4a0f.jpg[/IMG][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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