John Ambrose Collard
born 1.1.1913 Whitechapel,East London
educated Cranleigh School,Surrey
educated Keble College,Oxford
solicitor prewar (Treasury Solicitors Department)
commissioned Cheshire Regiment 1940
seconded to MI5 1941
MI11 1942-45 (became Head of MI11 as Lt Colonel)
demobilised February 1946
MI5 as civilian 1946-early 1950s
International Diamond Security Organisation until 1957
solicitor 1957-62 (retired)
married Quita Street 1941 (died 1977) (3 children)
died 23.7.2002 Rye
