ARMY CDOS Garland, Eric Francis

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Garland ​

• FORENAME

Eric Francis​

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• UNIT

11 Commando (3 Troop)​

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• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER
  105605

• AWARD

bar to Military Cross ​

• PLACE

Syria 1941 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit 6 Bn York and Lancaster Regiment ​

born 2.2.1920 Chipstead,Surrey​

son of Sydney and Florence Garland​

educated Whitgift School,Croydon​

management trainee,Imperial Airways,Croydon airport​

enlisted 1938 Artist's Rifles (T.A.)​

commissioned​

award M.C. as 2Lt 1940 Belgium​

on disbandment of 11 Commando he joined RAFVR as pilot​

Flight Lieutenant (47293) 208 Squadron​

Spitfire shot down 4.5.1944 Italy​

WIA and POW - escaped​

awarded M.B.E.​

cattle rancher,Kenya postwar​

pilot,East African Airways​

returned to UK​

pilot,Air UK​

moved to Isle of Man​

pilot,Manx Airlines​

married Nadine Snelling 1951 (died 2003) (1 son Robert)​

married Christine Fearon 2005 (2 stepdaughters Nancy and Lizzie​

died 17.1.2016​

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