SOE Dallimore Mallaby, Cecil Richard (Dick)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Dallimore Mallaby ​

• FORENAME

Cecil Richard (Dick) ​

• UNIT

1 Special Force SOE ​

• RANK

Second Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

301815 ​

• AWARD

Distinguished Service Order,Military Cross ​

• PLACE

Italy 1943 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit General List​

born Ceylon​

grew up Tuscany,Italy​

educated Asciano,Italy​

educated Franciscan College and Priory,Panton Hall,Lincolnshire​

educated Asciano and Siena​

educated Liceo Scientifico,Modena​

Italian speaker​

8 Bn Devonshire Regiment October 1939​

8 Commando 1941​

SOE January 1942​

signals instructor,SOE Jerusalem 1942-43 (Sgt)​

commissioned General List 24.8.1943​

1 Special Force SOE August 1943​

w/t operator ​

codename Olaf​

married Christine Northcote-Marks (SOE FANY coding expert) (3 children Richard,Caroline and Elizabeth)​

died 1981 Verona,Italy​

buried Asciano,Tuscany,Italy​

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