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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 30252" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Starr </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>George Reginald </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>Lieutenant + Captain + T/Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>241286 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Order,Military Cross,Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Fr),Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France),etc </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France </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 6.4.1904 Shropshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Alfred Demarest and Ethel Renshaw Starr</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>brother of John Renshaw Starr (also member S.O.E.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Ardingly School,Sussex</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Royal School of Mines,Imperial College,London</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mining engineer in civilian life (Mavor and Coulson Ltd)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>International Brigade (Spanish Civil War) 1936</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided France and Belgium</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>taxi driver in Belgium 1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>BEF 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom) (L/Cpl in charge of pigeon lofts)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE F section 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>codename Hilaire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Wheelwright Circuit (organiser)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>also awarded Medaille de la Resistance,Medal of Freedom with silver palm</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>(USA)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>MC 17.2.1944 (Lt 1202150)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DSO 19.7.1945 (T/Lt Colonel 241286)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 2.9.1980 Chantilly,France </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><strong>IMAGES:</strong></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-starr.5679/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/5/5679-9e039fe69b5538f2a466c8ffe73f68c8.jpg?1591384358" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-starr.30576/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30576-fd5ed83c5ef1b81295220c6ebb844cbb.jpg?1591435185" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-starr.73/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/73-bbf1ada28851f38bf44be9162fbc491d.jpg?1591382941" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-starr.5605/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/5/5605-13a5de00e5043f6adcdce61a085939f2.jpg?1591384339" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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