SOE Rea, Philip Russell (the Hon.)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Rea​

• FORENAME

Philip Russell (the Hon.)​

• UNIT

SOE London​

• RANK

T/Lieutenant Colonel​

• NUMBER

141746​

• AWARD

Officer of the Order of the British Empire​

• PLACE

WW2​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit King's Royal Rifle Corps​

born 7.2.1900​

son of Walter Russell Rea,1st Baron Rea and Evelyn (nee Muirhead) Rea​

educated Westminster School​

graduated Oxford University (BA and MA)​

attended Grenoble University​

Officer Cadet 1918​

commissioned 10.3.1919 2Lt Grenadier Guards​

commissioned 11.7.1940 2Lt K.R.R.C.​

SOE HQ​

Personal Staff Officer to Head of SOE (Brigadier Colin Gubbins)​

also awarded​

Officer of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)​

Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (France)​

Croix de Guerre avec palme (France)​

Civil Assistant,War Office postwar​

succeeded as 2nd Baron Rea 26.5.1948​

Chief Liberal Whip,House of Lords 1950-55​

Leader of the Liberal Party,House of Lords 1955-67​

married Lorna Smith 7.4.1922 (died 1978) (2 children)​

his daughter hon. Ann Felicity married SOE agent Malcolm Munthe 1945​

died 1981​

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