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2SAS: Bill Stirling and the forgotten SAS unit of World War II
By Gavin Mortimer
3 Para
By Patrick Bishop
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 59903" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gebhard</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Leslie</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>V Force</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T/Major</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>109032</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944-45</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Royal Warwickshire Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 12.7.1915 Natal,South Africa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Norman and Florence (nee Bowen) Gebhard</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parents divorced and he returned to UK with his mother 1923</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Edgbaston,Birmingham</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>preparatory school,Malvern and public school,Bromsgrove</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>sub-editor,Continental Daily Mail,Paris</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated St John's College,Cambridge 1936-38</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>articled clerk,Parson Lee and Company (solicitors) 1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Honourable Artillery Company</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Cadet,162 OCTU</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 15.12.1939 2/Lt Royal Warwickshire Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5/16 Punjab Regiment,Indian Army 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>V Force 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>changed his surname to Bowen 1947</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>solicitor</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Legal Civil Servant,Customs and Excise (awarded OBE)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>M.O.D. Legal Advisor to Joint Services Liaison Organisation) 1970</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired to Dorset 1977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>author of </em><a href="https://amzn.to/2Cek0vq" target="_blank"><em>Undercover in the Jungle</em></a><em> (1978)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Elaine Winbolt Lewis 1941 (3 sons)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 2000 Salisbury,Wiltshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-gebhard.32030/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/32/32030-7c1dfc4adae1510b440c136093d84db0.jpg?1591436131" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 59903, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gebhard[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Leslie[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]V Force[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]T/Major[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]109032[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Royal Warwickshire Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 12.7.1915 Natal,South Africa[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Norman and Florence (nee Bowen) Gebhard[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]parents divorced and he returned to UK with his mother 1923[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided Edgbaston,Birmingham[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]preparatory school,Malvern and public school,Bromsgrove[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]sub-editor,Continental Daily Mail,Paris[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated St John's College,Cambridge 1936-38[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]articled clerk,Parson Lee and Company (solicitors) 1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Honourable Artillery Company[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Cadet,162 OCTU[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned 15.12.1939 2/Lt Royal Warwickshire Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]5/16 Punjab Regiment,Indian Army 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]V Force 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]changed his surname to Bowen 1947[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]solicitor[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Legal Civil Servant,Customs and Excise (awarded OBE)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]M.O.D. Legal Advisor to Joint Services Liaison Organisation) 1970[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired to Dorset 1977[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]author of [/I][URL='https://amzn.to/2Cek0vq'][I]Undercover in the Jungle[/I][/URL][I] (1978)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Elaine Winbolt Lewis 1941 (3 sons)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 2000 Salisbury,Wiltshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-gebhard.32030/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/32/32030-7c1dfc4adae1510b440c136093d84db0.jpg?1591436131[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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