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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 32451" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Crook </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Paul Edwin </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Para (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>Distinguished Service Order </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Suez 1956 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 19.4.1915 Croydon,Surrey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>eldest son of Herbert and Christine Crook</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Uppingham</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Emmanuel College,Cambridge 1936</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1936 (2Lt) (1 and 2 Bns)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Adjutant regimental Depot 1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff,West Africa 1942-44</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Brigade Major,147 Infantry Brigade 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded Mention in Despatches,Bronze Star (US) (Normandy)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ Allied Land Forces South East Asia 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded O.B.E.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Queen's Royal West Kent Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded Mention in Despatches (Malaya 1952)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Assistant to C-in-C Far East Land Forces 1953-54</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Bn Parachute Regiment (C.O.) 1954-57</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chief of Staff Jamaica Defence Force 1962</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded C.B.E. (Jamaica 1965)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>ADC to the Queen 1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Security Operations Adviser,British High Commissioner,Aden 1966-67</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commander of Rhine Area 1968-71</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>left Army 1971 as Brigadier</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Joan Lewis 1944 (dissolved 1967) (1 daughter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Betty Wyles</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 20.10.2004</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-crook.4779/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4779-0e1e1eb96f9fff53046750b86fd1f17c.jpg?1591384122" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-crook.8803/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/8/8803-07f98e4253ac1bd305d7565ae8fc5465.jpg?1675856168" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 32451, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Crook [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Paul Edwin [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 Para (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]Distinguished Service Order [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Suez 1956 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 19.4.1915 Croydon,Surrey[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]eldest son of Herbert and Christine Crook[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Uppingham[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Emmanuel College,Cambridge 1936[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1936 (2Lt) (1 and 2 Bns)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Adjutant regimental Depot 1939[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff,West Africa 1942-44[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Brigade Major,147 Infantry Brigade 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded Mention in Despatches,Bronze Star (US) (Normandy)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HQ Allied Land Forces South East Asia 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded O.B.E.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Queen's Royal West Kent Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded Mention in Despatches (Malaya 1952)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Military Assistant to C-in-C Far East Land Forces 1953-54[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]3 Bn Parachute Regiment (C.O.) 1954-57[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Chief of Staff Jamaica Defence Force 1962[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded C.B.E. (Jamaica 1965)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]ADC to the Queen 1965[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Security Operations Adviser,British High Commissioner,Aden 1966-67[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Commander of Rhine Area 1968-71[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]left Army 1971 as Brigadier[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Joan Lewis 1944 (dissolved 1967) (1 daughter)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Betty Wyles[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 20.10.2004[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3419[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-crook.4779/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4779-0e1e1eb96f9fff53046750b86fd1f17c.jpg?1591384122[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-crook.8803/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/8/8803-07f98e4253ac1bd305d7565ae8fc5465.jpg?1675856168[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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