ARMY CDOS Porteous, Patrick Anthony (Pat)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Porteous ​

• FORENAME

Patrick Anthony (Pat) ​

• UNIT

4 Commando (D Troop) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

73033 ​

• AWARD

Victoria Cross ​

• PLACE

Dieppe 1942 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Artillery​

born 1.1.1918 Abbottabad,India​

son of Brig.-Gen. C.McL. Porteous,7th Gurkha Rifles​

educated Wellington College​

educated RMA,Woolwich​

commissioned R.A. 1937​

6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade,RA 1939-40​

4 Commando late 1940​

WIA 19.8.1942 Dieppe​

4 Commando until 1944​

1st Air Landing Light Regiment,RA autumn 1944​

53rd Air Landing Light Regiment,RA 1945​

Staff College,Camberley 1946​

Brigade Major R.A.,16th Airborne Division​

96th Airborne Light Battery,RA 1948​

instructor,RMC Sandhurst 1950-53​

GHQ Far East Land Forces 1953​

14th Field Regiment,RA 1955​

RAF Staff College 1958​

Assist Military Secretary,Southern Command 1959​

Commander,Junior Leader's Regiment,RA,Bramcote,Nuneaton 1960-63​

Colonel,General Staff to Director of Land/Air Warfare,M.O.D. 1963-65​

Commander,Rheindahlen Garrison,Admin.HQ,BAOR 1966-69​

married Lois Roome (died 1953-54 Singapore) (2 children)​

married Deirdre King 1955 (3 daughters)​

died 9.10.2000 ​

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