PARAS 2 Altass, Derek

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Altass​

• FORENAME

Derek​

• UNIT

3 Para​

• RANK

Warrant Officer Second Class​

• NUMBER

22773888​

• AWARD

Mention in Despatches​

• PLACE

Radfan, Aden 1964​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 28.9.1923 Bradford, Yorkshire​

son of Annie Altass​

enlisted January 1941​

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry​

6 Commando​

POW February 1943​

escaped March 1945​

re-enlisted 1951​

3 Para (Cpl - WO2)​

retired March 1968​

emigrated to Australia (Barton, N.S.W.)​

married Marie Johnson 26.12.1959 Pontefract, Yorkshire (1936-2003)​

Derek H. Altass in one source​

died 2.7.1979 Australia​

London Gazette 43641, 30th April 1965, Page 4349​

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