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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35677" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Garrod </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Martin Carruthers </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>R.M. 40 Commando </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major + 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>Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE),Mention in Despatches </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Northern Ireland 1972-73 (MiD), Northern Ireland 1979 (OBE) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 29.5.1935 Darjeeling,Bengal,India</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Sherwood College,Nainital,India</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Christ Church Cathedral School,Oxford</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Sherborne School,Dorset</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>R.M. 1953</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>40 Commando (Cyprus 1955 and 1958)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>40 Commando (A Company + Adjutant) (Captain) (Borneo) 1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>40 Commando (company commander) (Major) 1972-73 (Ireland)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>40 Commando (C.O) (LtColonel) 17.6.1978-9.11.1979</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff College,Camberley</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff,HQ 17th Gurkha Division</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ Far East Land Forces</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonel,General Staff and Chief of Staff to Commandant General,RM (MOD) 1980s</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GOC 3 Commando Brigade RM</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commandant General,RM 1987-90</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired as Lt General</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>EU Monitor Mission,Bosnia-Herzegovina 1993-98</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded C.M.G.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>UN-appointed district administrator,Mitrovica,Kosovo 1999</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Deputy Lieutenant for Kent 1991-2009</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award K.C.B. (date ?)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Jill (2 daughters)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 17.4.2009 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>London Gazette 46240, 18th March 1974, Page 3533 (MiD)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>London Gazette 48156, 14th April 1980, Page 5621 (OBE)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-m-c-garrod.8717/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/8/8717-e350cbdd5581344a5a515cbdb634c710.jpg?1674743141" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 35677, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Garrod [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Martin Carruthers [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]R.M. 40 Commando [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major + Lieutenant Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE),Mention in Despatches [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Northern Ireland 1972-73 (MiD), Northern Ireland 1979 (OBE) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 29.5.1935 Darjeeling,Bengal,India[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Sherwood College,Nainital,India[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Christ Church Cathedral School,Oxford[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Sherborne School,Dorset[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]R.M. 1953[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]40 Commando (Cyprus 1955 and 1958)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]40 Commando (A Company + Adjutant) (Captain) (Borneo) 1965[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]40 Commando (company commander) (Major) 1972-73 (Ireland)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]40 Commando (C.O) (LtColonel) 17.6.1978-9.11.1979[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff College,Camberley[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff,HQ 17th Gurkha Division[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HQ Far East Land Forces[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Colonel,General Staff and Chief of Staff to Commandant General,RM (MOD) 1980s[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GOC 3 Commando Brigade RM[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Commandant General,RM 1987-90[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired as Lt General[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]EU Monitor Mission,Bosnia-Herzegovina 1993-98[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded C.M.G.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]UN-appointed district administrator,Mitrovica,Kosovo 1999[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Deputy Lieutenant for Kent 1991-2009[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award K.C.B. (date ?)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Jill (2 daughters)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 17.4.2009 [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]London Gazette 46240, 18th March 1974, Page 3533 (MiD)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]London Gazette 48156, 14th April 1980, Page 5621 (OBE)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-m-c-garrod.8717/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/8/8717-e350cbdd5581344a5a515cbdb634c710.jpg?1674743141[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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