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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 32227" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hackett </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Winthrop (Shan) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 Parachute Brigade (C.O.) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T/Brigadier </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>52752 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>bar to Distinguished Service Order,Mention in Despatches (twice) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Italy 1943 (MiD) Arnhem 1944 (barDSO,MiD) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 5.11.1910 Perth,Western Australia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of John Winthrop and Deborah (nee Drake-Brockman) Hackett</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Geelong Grammar School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Central School of Art,London</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated New College,Oxford</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>8th Hussars,R.A.C.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>C.O. 4th Parachute Brigade</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA and POW Arnhem 1944 - escaped</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commandant,Royal Military College of Science,Shrivenham 1958-61</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GOC-inC Northern Ireland Command 1961-63</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>D.C.G.S. 1963-64</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>C-in-C BAOR 1965-66</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commander Northern Army Group,NATO</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>author "</em><a href="https://amzn.to/3h73n3O" target="_blank"><em>I Was a Stranger</em></a><em>" 1977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>biography "</em><a href="https://amzn.to/3i8ijzX" target="_blank"><em>The Biography of General Sir John "Shan" Hackett,GCB,DSO,MC</em></a><em>" (Roy Fullick) 2003</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards GCB,KCB,CB,DSO and bar,MC,CBE,MBE</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Margaret Frena 1942 (1 daughter + 2 adopted step-daughters)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 9.9.1997</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hackett.3079/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/3/3079-32146fcd7a7bdebb9ff2c0c9cc2473f2.jpg?1591383664" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hackett.33859/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33859-9399c9ab5e6f944793ca17245ed55861.jpg?1599645556" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 32227, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Hackett [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Winthrop (Shan) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]4 Parachute Brigade (C.O.) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]T/Brigadier [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]52752 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]bar to Distinguished Service Order,Mention in Despatches (twice) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Italy 1943 (MiD) Arnhem 1944 (barDSO,MiD) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 5.11.1910 Perth,Western Australia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of John Winthrop and Deborah (nee Drake-Brockman) Hackett[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Geelong Grammar School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Central School of Art,London[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated New College,Oxford[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]8th Hussars,R.A.C.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]C.O. 4th Parachute Brigade[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA and POW Arnhem 1944 - escaped[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Commandant,Royal Military College of Science,Shrivenham 1958-61[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GOC-inC Northern Ireland Command 1961-63[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]D.C.G.S. 1963-64[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]C-in-C BAOR 1965-66[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Commander Northern Army Group,NATO[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]author "[/I][URL='https://amzn.to/3h73n3O'][I]I Was a Stranger[/I][/URL][I]" 1977[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]biography "[/I][URL='https://amzn.to/3i8ijzX'][I]The Biography of General Sir John "Shan" Hackett,GCB,DSO,MC[/I][/URL][I]" (Roy Fullick) 2003[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards GCB,KCB,CB,DSO and bar,MC,CBE,MBE[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Margaret Frena 1942 (1 daughter + 2 adopted step-daughters)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 9.9.1997[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hackett.3079/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/3/3079-32146fcd7a7bdebb9ff2c0c9cc2473f2.jpg?1591383664[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hackett.33859/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33859-9399c9ab5e6f944793ca17245ed55861.jpg?1599645556[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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