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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 28764" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Garland </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Eric Francis</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>11 Commando (3 Troop)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong><br /> 105605</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>bar to Military Cross </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Syria 1941 </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit 6 Bn York and Lancaster Regiment </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 2.2.1920 Chipstead,Surrey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Sydney and Florence Garland</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Whitgift School,Croydon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>management trainee,Imperial Airways,Croydon airport</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 1938 Artist's Rifles (T.A.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award M.C. as 2Lt 1940 Belgium</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>on disbandment of 11 Commando he joined RAFVR as pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flight Lieutenant (47293) 208 Squadron</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Spitfire shot down 4.5.1944 Italy</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA and POW - escaped</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded M.B.E.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>cattle rancher,Kenya postwar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot,East African Airways</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>returned to UK</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot,Air UK</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to Isle of Man</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot,Manx Airlines</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Nadine Snelling 1951 (died 2003) (1 son Robert)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Christine Fearon 2005 (2 stepdaughters Nancy and Lizzie</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 17.1.2016</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/e-garland.17141/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17141-49461261cd05c63a37e7ccd2b6c4d767.jpg?1591399900" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 28764, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Garland [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Eric Francis[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]11 Commando (3 Troop)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] 105605 [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]bar to Military Cross [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Syria 1941 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit 6 Bn York and Lancaster Regiment [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 2.2.1920 Chipstead,Surrey[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Sydney and Florence Garland[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Whitgift School,Croydon[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]management trainee,Imperial Airways,Croydon airport[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 1938 Artist's Rifles (T.A.)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award M.C. as 2Lt 1940 Belgium[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]on disbandment of 11 Commando he joined RAFVR as pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Flight Lieutenant (47293) 208 Squadron[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Spitfire shot down 4.5.1944 Italy[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA and POW - escaped[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded M.B.E.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]cattle rancher,Kenya postwar[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot,East African Airways[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]returned to UK[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot,Air UK[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to Isle of Man[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot,Manx Airlines[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Nadine Snelling 1951 (died 2003) (1 son Robert)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Christine Fearon 2005 (2 stepdaughters Nancy and Lizzie[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 17.1.2016[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/e-garland.17141/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17141-49461261cd05c63a37e7ccd2b6c4d767.jpg?1591399900[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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