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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 46188" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Graham</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John David Carew</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Para (Commanding Officer)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>243024</em></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</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1966 (Middle East)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 18.1.1923 Chatham, Kent</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Colonel J.A. Graham (late R.E.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Cheltenham College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 1941 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Private)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Bn A & SH 1942-45 (Lt - Captain)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA March 1945 Rhine Crossing</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Mention in Despatches</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 Bn Parachute Regiment 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended London University 1952 (learned Czech language)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British Embassy, Prague</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GCHQ, Cheltenham (2 years)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff appointment, Edinburgh</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Bn A & SH</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Assistant to Commanding General of NATO's Allied Forces Central Europe</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Bn Parachute Regiment (C.O) 1964-66</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served Aden, Bahrain,Gulf States and Oman</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff College (instructor) 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Regimental Colonel, Parachute Regiment 1968-69</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1970-72 (Brigadier)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award C.B.E. 1972</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>National Defence College of India, Delhi (1 year)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Allied Forces Central Europe, NATO</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GOC Wales (Major General) 1976</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1978</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award C.B. 1978</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Administrator of Chevening (country house of Prince of Wales) 1978-89</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to Christ Church, Barbados 1990s</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Rosemary Adamson 1958 (2 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>author "</em><a href="https://amzn.to/3jxm0An" target="_blank"><em>Caribbean Wars Untold:A Salute to the British West Indies</em></a><em>" (2007)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 14.12.2012 Barbados</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>London Gazette 44210, 30th December 1966, Page 7 (OBE)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-graham.16258/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/16/16258-23750fd38163bd451bb508b769bc31a7.jpg?1591399644" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 46188, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Graham[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John David Carew[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1 Para (Commanding Officer)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]243024[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Officer of the Order of the British Empire[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1966 (Middle East)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 18.1.1923 Chatham, Kent[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Colonel J.A. Graham (late R.E.)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Cheltenham College[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 1941 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Private)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 Bn A & SH 1942-45 (Lt - Captain)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA March 1945 Rhine Crossing[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Mention in Despatches[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]5 Bn Parachute Regiment 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended London University 1952 (learned Czech language)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]British Embassy, Prague[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GCHQ, Cheltenham (2 years)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff appointment, Edinburgh[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 Bn A & SH[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Military Assistant to Commanding General of NATO's Allied Forces Central Europe[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 Bn Parachute Regiment (C.O) 1964-66[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served Aden, Bahrain,Gulf States and Oman[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff College (instructor) 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Regimental Colonel, Parachute Regiment 1968-69[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces 1970-72 (Brigadier)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award C.B.E. 1972[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]National Defence College of India, Delhi (1 year)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Allied Forces Central Europe, NATO[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GOC Wales (Major General) 1976[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1978[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award C.B. 1978[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Administrator of Chevening (country house of Prince of Wales) 1978-89[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to Christ Church, Barbados 1990s[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Rosemary Adamson 1958 (2 children)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]author "[/I][URL='https://amzn.to/3jxm0An'][I]Caribbean Wars Untold:A Salute to the British West Indies[/I][/URL][I]" (2007)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 14.12.2012 Barbados[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]London Gazette 44210, 30th December 1966, Page 7 (OBE)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-graham.16258/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/16/16258-23750fd38163bd451bb508b769bc31a7.jpg?1591399644[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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