SIS Sherman, Hugh Peter

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By James Donahue

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Sherman
  • FORENAME
Hugh Peter
  • UNIT
MI5
  • RANK
Director
  • NUMBER
  • AWARD
Member of the British Empire
  • PLACE
Sudan 1955 (pre MI5)
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 14.2.1922 Calcutta,India
came to England 1927
educated Marlborough
educated Queens College,Cambridge
Officer Cadet,Royal Navy
Sudan Political Service August 1941
Sudan Defence Force 1941-43 (rank Bimbashi)
Sudan Camel Corps 1943-44
released from SDF March 1944
assistant district commissioner,Sudan 1944-45
A.D.C. and private secretary to Governor-General of Sudan 1945-46
District Commissioner,Bahr el Ghazal province,Sudan 1947-49
District Commissioner,Tonj district,Sudan 1950-52
District Commissioner,Khartoum North 1953-54
award M.B.E. 1955
MI5 1956-1982
security liaison officer,Ceylon 1958-60
protective security branch 1960
security expert Beijing,Ulan Bator,Prague and Belgrade
Director of the protective security branch 1978-82
married Celia (1948) (3 daughters)
died 15.6.1998
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