- SURNAME
Starr
- FORENAME
George Reginald
- UNIT
F Section SOE
- RANK
Lieutenant + Captain + T/Lieutenant Colonel
- NUMBER
241286
- AWARD
Distinguished Service Order,Military Cross,Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Fr),Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France),etc
- PLACE
France
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit General List
born 6.4.1904 Shropshire
son of Alfred Demarest and Ethel Renshaw Starr
brother of John Renshaw Starr (also member S.O.E.)
educated Ardingly School,Sussex
graduated Royal School of Mines,Imperial College,London
mining engineer in civilian life (Mavor and Coulson Ltd)
International Brigade (Spanish Civil War) 1936
resided France and Belgium
taxi driver in Belgium 1939
BEF 1940
GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom) (L/Cpl in charge of pigeon lofts)
SOE F section 1942
codename Hilaire
Wheelwright Circuit (organiser)
also awarded Medaille de la Resistance,Medal of Freedom with silver palm
(USA)
MC 17.2.1944 (Lt 1202150)
DSO 19.7.1945 (T/Lt Colonel 241286)
died 2.9.1980 Chantilly,France
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