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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 30680" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Degg </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Roland (Ronnie) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major (A/Lieutenant Colonel) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>161995 </em></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>Burma 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 10.2.1909 Hednesford,Staffordshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Chadsmoor Boys' School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed Huntington Colliery at age 13</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 2 Bn South Staffs Regiment 1926</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lance Corporal 1931</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Corporal 1934 (A Company)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Bn South Staffs Regiment 1935</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant 1937</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>C.S.M. (D Company) 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant December 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff College 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Western Command (staff appointment)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Bn South Staffs Regiment (C.O.) 1951-April 1954</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1954</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>personnel manager,Horseley Bridge and Thomas Piggott Engineers,Tipton</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1975</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Ellen Spires 1937 (died 1960) (6 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Sheila Spires 1963 (first wife's niece)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 27.7.2001 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-degg.2438/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/2/2438-c7ecc52e3893bd32e4ad151f37be92ba.jpg?1591383496" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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