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Operation Tombola
By Roy Farran
Tanky Challenor: SAS and the Met
By Harold Challenor MM, Alfred Draper
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 40753" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gray </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Michael Stuart </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 (OBE), Lieutenant General (KCB)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>424340</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, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Northern Ireland 1970 (OBE), 1985 (KCB)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 3.5.1932 Beverley, Yorkshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Joan Gray, Beverley, Yorkshire and late Frank Gray, killed 10.5.1940 age 32 as Lt RNR (HMS Fowey)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Beverley Grammar School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Christ's Hospital,Horsham,Sussex</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted as Gunner,5th Royal Horse Artillery 1950</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated RMA Sandhurst</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned East Yorkshire Regiment 1952 (1 Bn)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Parachute Regiment 1955</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>staff and regimental appointments</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff College,Camberley</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Para (Intelligence Officer + company commander) 1960s</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Ops,M.O.D. 1967-69</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Para (C.O.) March 1969-70</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Directing Staff,Staff College (2 years)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chief of Staff,1st Division,1st (British) Corps,BAOR</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Royal College of Defence Studies 1976 (Colonel)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>C.O. 16th Parachute Brigade</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Head of British Army Staff and Military Attache, Washington, D.C., USA 1979</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major General</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Head of Defence Staff and Defence Attache, Washington, D.C., USA 1981</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GOC South West District, England 1981 (and C.O. UK Mobile Force)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chief of Staff, HQ BAOR February 1984</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant General</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>G.O.C. South East District</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>left Army 1988</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award K.C.B. 1986</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Officier de la Legion D'Honneur (France) 1994</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chief Executive,Rainford Developments 1990-94</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonel-Commandant,Parachute Regiment 1990-93</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant of the Tower of London</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Deputy Lieutenant of West Riding of Yorkshire 1997</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Juliette Noon 1958 (3 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 13.3.2011 York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 45262, 31st December 1970, Page 5 (OBE)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 50361, 30th December 1985, Page 2 (KCB)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-gray.12117/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12117-47293fee075662a0c2dacf7dc4234366.jpg?1591398516" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 40753, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gray [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Michael Stuart [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1 Para (Commanding Officer) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel (OBE), Lieutenant General (KCB)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]424340[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Northern Ireland 1970 (OBE), 1985 (KCB)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 3.5.1932 Beverley, Yorkshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Joan Gray, Beverley, Yorkshire and late Frank Gray, killed 10.5.1940 age 32 as Lt RNR (HMS Fowey)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Beverley Grammar School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Christ's Hospital,Horsham,Sussex[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted as Gunner,5th Royal Horse Artillery 1950[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated RMA Sandhurst[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned East Yorkshire Regiment 1952 (1 Bn)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Parachute Regiment 1955[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]staff and regimental appointments[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff College,Camberley[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 Para (Intelligence Officer + company commander) 1960s[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Military Ops,M.O.D. 1967-69[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 Para (C.O.) March 1969-70[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Directing Staff,Staff College (2 years)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Chief of Staff,1st Division,1st (British) Corps,BAOR[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Royal College of Defence Studies 1976 (Colonel)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]C.O. 16th Parachute Brigade[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Head of British Army Staff and Military Attache, Washington, D.C., USA 1979[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Major General[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Head of Defence Staff and Defence Attache, Washington, D.C., USA 1981[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GOC South West District, England 1981 (and C.O. UK Mobile Force)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Chief of Staff, HQ BAOR February 1984[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant General[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]G.O.C. South East District[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]left Army 1988[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award K.C.B. 1986[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Officier de la Legion D'Honneur (France) 1994[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Chief Executive,Rainford Developments 1990-94[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Colonel-Commandant,Parachute Regiment 1990-93[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant of the Tower of London[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Deputy Lieutenant of West Riding of Yorkshire 1997[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Juliette Noon 1958 (3 children)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 13.3.2011 York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 45262, 31st December 1970, Page 5 (OBE)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 50361, 30th December 1985, Page 2 (KCB)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-gray.12117/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12117-47293fee075662a0c2dacf7dc4234366.jpg?1591398516[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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