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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 54917" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Woods</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Christopher Matthew</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SIS (Controller of Soviet Bloc)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Civilian</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>Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1979</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>born 26.5.1923 Dulwich,London</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>son of Matthew and Eva Woods</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>educated Bradfield College</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>graduated Trinity College,Cambridge (postwar)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>enlisted summer 1942 K.R.R.C.</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>commissioned 22.5.1943 King's Royal Rifle Corps (2Lt)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>seconded to 5 Bn Royal West Kent Regiment autumn 1943</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>1 Special Force SOE July 1944 - 1945 (Lt - Cap)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Mission Ruina</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>codename Columbo</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>awarded M.C.</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>SOE Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1945</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Political Warfare Division,Java and Sumatra Jult 1945 - December 1946</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>retired from Army January 1947</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>SIS (MI6) 1948</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Tehran 1950-52</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Ismailia 1953</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Nicosia</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Head of Station,Milan 1957</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Head Office,London 1958</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Head of Station,Rome 1962</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Controller,Soviet Bloc 1965</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>awarded C.M.G. 1979</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>retired 1988 to Suffolk</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>married Gillian Sara Rudd 1954 (died 1985) (4 sons Mark,Rupert,Adam and Caspian,1 daughter Emma)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>married Patricia Temple Muir 1992</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>died 10.1.2016 Suffolk</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-woods.26812/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/26/26812-d930776ef460c37afd30d83f45f3db88.jpg?1591433603" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 54917, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Woods[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Christopher Matthew[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]SIS (Controller of Soviet Bloc)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Civilian[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1979[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I][I]born 26.5.1923 Dulwich,London[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]son of Matthew and Eva Woods[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]educated Bradfield College[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]graduated Trinity College,Cambridge (postwar)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]enlisted summer 1942 K.R.R.C.[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]commissioned 22.5.1943 King's Royal Rifle Corps (2Lt)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]seconded to 5 Bn Royal West Kent Regiment autumn 1943[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]1 Special Force SOE July 1944 - 1945 (Lt - Cap)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Mission Ruina[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]codename Columbo[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]awarded M.C.[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]SOE Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1945[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Political Warfare Division,Java and Sumatra Jult 1945 - December 1946[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]retired from Army January 1947[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]SIS (MI6) 1948[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Tehran 1950-52[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Ismailia 1953[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Nicosia[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Head of Station,Milan 1957[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Head Office,London 1958[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Head of Station,Rome 1962[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Controller,Soviet Bloc 1965[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]awarded C.M.G. 1979[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]retired 1988 to Suffolk[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]married Gillian Sara Rudd 1954 (died 1985) (4 sons Mark,Rupert,Adam and Caspian,1 daughter Emma)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]married Patricia Temple Muir 1992[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]died 10.1.2016 Suffolk[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-woods.26812/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/26/26812-d930776ef460c37afd30d83f45f3db88.jpg?1591433603[/IMG][/URL][/I][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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