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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 31888" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Ellis </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Charles Howard (Dick) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SIS </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>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>Commander of the order of the British Empire,Legion of Merit (Officer) (US) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1946 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 13.2.1895 Annandale,Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of William Edward and Lillian Mary (nee Hobday) Ellis</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Stott and Hoare's Business College,Melbourne</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>oboeist with Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to Britain June 1914</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 26.7.1915 in 100 Provisional Bn,T.F.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 3 times (Corporal)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 Bn Middlesex Regiment (2Lt) September 1917</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards O.B.E.,Mention in Despatches 1919</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>studied St Edmund Hall,Oxford</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain,T.A.Reserve (Intelligence) 1922-23</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>joined SIS 1920s</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British Security Co-ordination (BSC) office,New York (Major) 1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Assistant Director BSC,Washington,D.C. 1940-41 (LtCol)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Middle East 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>BSC again 1942 (Colonel)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London August 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Singapore 1946-53</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1953 (award C.M.G.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Elizabeth (Lilia) Zelensky 12.4.1923</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Barbara Mary Burgess Smith 19.4.1933 (1 daughter) (divorced)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Alexandra Wood (nee Surtees) 24.8.1954 (died 1970)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Joyce Hatten (nee Steeples) 25.1.1973</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 5.7.1975 </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/c-h-dick-ellis.2255/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/2/2255-171bad91210685c474777b7661504a01.jpg?1591383449" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 31888, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Ellis [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Charles Howard (Dick) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]SIS [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Commander of the order of the British Empire,Legion of Merit (Officer) (US) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1946 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 13.2.1895 Annandale,Sydney,New South Wales,Australia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of William Edward and Lillian Mary (nee Hobday) Ellis[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Stott and Hoare's Business College,Melbourne[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]oboeist with Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to Britain June 1914[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 26.7.1915 in 100 Provisional Bn,T.F.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 3 times (Corporal)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]5 Bn Middlesex Regiment (2Lt) September 1917[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards O.B.E.,Mention in Despatches 1919[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]studied St Edmund Hall,Oxford[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Captain,T.A.Reserve (Intelligence) 1922-23[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]joined SIS 1920s[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]British Security Co-ordination (BSC) office,New York (Major) 1939[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Assistant Director BSC,Washington,D.C. 1940-41 (LtCol)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Middle East 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]BSC again 1942 (Colonel)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]London August 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Singapore 1946-53[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1953 (award C.M.G.)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Elizabeth (Lilia) Zelensky 12.4.1923[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Barbara Mary Burgess Smith 19.4.1933 (1 daughter) (divorced)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Alexandra Wood (nee Surtees) 24.8.1954 (died 1970)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Joyce Hatten (nee Steeples) 25.1.1973[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 5.7.1975 [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/c-h-dick-ellis.2255/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/2/2255-171bad91210685c474777b7661504a01.jpg?1591383449[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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