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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 29606" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Becket </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Ralph Wilson </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Regiment (Commanding Officer) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Canada</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 03.06.1909, Montreal, Quebec</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Ralph Alexander Becket (1871-1946)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Laura Eliza Becket (????-1959)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Westmount High School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1934 received Bachelor of Civil Law degree from McGill University</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Mongormery, McMichael, Common, Howard, Forsyth and Ker</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1937 joined Prince Edward Island Highlanders</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1938 married Mary Evelyn (nee MacKenzie) Becket (????-1988)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mobilized as second Lieutenant with Prince Edward Island Highlanders</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>11.1941 England combat training course, attached to Essex Scottish Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>03.1942 returned Canada, Prince George, BC, rank of Captain</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1942 volunteered and accepted for FSSF</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>01.1943 promoted to Major</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served Aleutian campaign, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>04.09.1944 action near Castillon, France (awarded Silver Star)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>former C.O. 1 Bn 1 Regiment </em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>12.1944 FSSF disbanded, temporarily attached No. 5 Canadian Infantry Training Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1945 retired from Active Service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 29.10.1996 Aged 87</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Cimetiere Mont-Royal, Outremont, Quebec, Canada</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-becket.5224/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/5/5224-1149bbe35018a15b699a782e7970c3e5.jpg?1591384249" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-becket.22517/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22517-1734314e0e80abd15bf9f61d08abc0ea.jpg?1591401317" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 29606, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Becket [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Ralph Wilson [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 Regiment (Commanding Officer) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Silver Star [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]France 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Canada[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 03.06.1909, Montreal, Quebec[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father Ralph Alexander Becket (1871-1946)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Laura Eliza Becket (????-1959)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Westmount High School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1934 received Bachelor of Civil Law degree from McGill University[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Mongormery, McMichael, Common, Howard, Forsyth and Ker[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1937 joined Prince Edward Island Highlanders[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1938 married Mary Evelyn (nee MacKenzie) Becket (????-1988)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mobilized as second Lieutenant with Prince Edward Island Highlanders[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]11.1941 England combat training course, attached to Essex Scottish Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]03.1942 returned Canada, Prince George, BC, rank of Captain[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1942 volunteered and accepted for FSSF[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]01.1943 promoted to Major[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served Aleutian campaign, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]04.09.1944 action near Castillon, France (awarded Silver Star)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]former C.O. 1 Bn 1 Regiment [/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]12.1944 FSSF disbanded, temporarily attached No. 5 Canadian Infantry Training Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1945 retired from Active Service[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 29.10.1996 Aged 87[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Cimetiere Mont-Royal, Outremont, Quebec, Canada[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-becket.5224/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/5/5224-1149bbe35018a15b699a782e7970c3e5.jpg?1591384249[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-becket.22517/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22517-1734314e0e80abd15bf9f61d08abc0ea.jpg?1591401317[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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