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Tanky Challenor: SAS and the Met
By Harold Challenor MM, Alfred Draper
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 2591" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Birnie </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Ronald Jack </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 SAS (A Squadron) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>237921 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23rd December 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Groesbeek Memorial,Netherlands Panel 9 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Army Air Corps</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born Dundee,Angus</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Alexander and Bessie Greig Birnie,24 East Haddon Road,Dundee,</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Angus</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Morgan Academy</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>played hockey for Dundee Wanderers</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>editorial staff,John Leng and Co. Ltd in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 5.12.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Royal Scots (T.A.) (Private 3066452)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>released to Army Reserve 6.12.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>164th Officer Cadet Training Unit 9.1.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 10.7.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>10 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>embarked for Middle East 20.12.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>W.S. Lieutenant 11.1.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 5.4.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA May 1943 North Africa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British North Africa Force 29.8.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 SAS 30.9.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>arrived UK 18.3.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>transferred to Army Air Corps (SAS) 1.4.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>embarked to NW Europe 15.9.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"1 SAS" in Commonwealth War Graves (error)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Op.Pistol - POW 17.9.1944 - killed in air raid at POW camp</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>medals awarded</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1939-45 Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Africa Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Italy Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France and Germany Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Defence Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>War Medal 1939-45 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-birnie.9556/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/9/9556-564d61ec69380d78b86419a34057caea.jpg?1591389576" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-birnie-with-parents.9600/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/9/9600-019d3a2358778c1c0bd3e3380b3d2783.jpg?1591389588" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-birnie.9601/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/9/9601-1e2d101d95be71cbc30515d118375ab4.jpg?1591389589" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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