- SURNAME
Butler
- FORENAME
Ewan Beresford
- UNIT
X (German) Section SOE
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
57922
- AWARD
Medal of Freedom with bronze palm (US)
- PLACE
Sweden 1943-45
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
born 7.2.1911
Euan in SOE file
educated Eton College
Cadet L/Cpl, Eton College Contingent, Junior Division,OTC 10.2.1933
Supplementary Reserve of Officers (2Lt)
correspondent, The Times and Daily Mail
commissioned 16.9.1939
Cameronians (2Lt)
Staff Officer, BEF 1940
SO1 Branch SOE January 1941
X (German) Section, Stockholm 1943-45
to Sweden 7.8.1943 (cover Assistant Military Attache, Stockholm)
aka Captain Beresford
Honorary Lieutenant Colonel 7.6.1949
emergency commission as Major 1949
author postwar
died 1974 Essex
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