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The Green Beret: The Story of the Commandos 1940-1945
By Hilary St George Saunders
Saboteur - The Untold Story of SOE's Youngest Agent at the Heart of the French Resistance: The Untold Story of SOE’s Youngest Agent at the Heart of the French Resistance
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 32903" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hibbert </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James Anthony (Tony) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Parachute Brigade (Brigade Major)</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>74531 </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>Arnhem 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 17.12.1917</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Squadron Leader J.E. Hibbert,M.C.,D.F.C.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Marlborough College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed in family wine business</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WW2</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed in family business C.G. Hibbert,Southampton (ships stores and drinks)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>farmer in Devon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>restored Trebah Garden,Cornwall</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Eira Bradshaw 1949 (died 2009) (1 son Chris,3 daughters Carolyn,Vivien and Gillian)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father of Diana from a previous marriage</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 12.10.2014</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SERVICE HISTORY</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1938-1940 Royal Artillery, (Second Lieutenant)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1940 No 2(Parachute) Commando, (Second Lieutenant)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1940-1941 11 SAS Battalion, (Lieutenant)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1941-1942 The 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), (Captain)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1943-1944 2nd Parachute Brigade, (Major)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1944 HQ 1st Parachute Brigade, (Brigade Major)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1945 Commanded 'T' Force, Kiel, (Major)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1946-1947 Air 2 B/ War Office, (Major)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>OPERATIONS</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>09/09/1939 --03/06/1940 British Expeditionary Force Europe</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>11/11/1942 ? 31/05/1943 North Africa (Operation Torch)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>09/09/1943 ? 01/05/1944 Italy (Taranto Campaign)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>17/09/1944 ? 25/09/1944 Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>29/03/1945 --10/05/1945 Kiel (Operation Eclipse)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DECORATIONS and COMMENDATION</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1940 Mention in Despatches (Operation Overlord)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1945 Military Cross, Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1946 Mention in Despatches (Operation Eclipse)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2006 MBE (Civil)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2009 Commendation by Chief of General Staff (Operation Eclipse)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>info source <a href="http://www.paradata.org.uk" target="_blank">www.paradata.org.uk</a> </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hibbert.15283/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15283-595c8da18b0e1426bb742a96a51eb0ae.jpg?1591399386" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 32903, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Hibbert [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]James Anthony (Tony) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1 Parachute Brigade (Brigade Major)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]T/Major [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]74531 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Arnhem 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 17.12.1917[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Squadron Leader J.E. Hibbert,M.C.,D.F.C.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Marlborough College[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed in family wine business[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WW2[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed in family business C.G. Hibbert,Southampton (ships stores and drinks)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]farmer in Devon[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]restored Trebah Garden,Cornwall[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Eira Bradshaw 1949 (died 2009) (1 son Chris,3 daughters Carolyn,Vivien and Gillian)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father of Diana from a previous marriage[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 12.10.2014[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]SERVICE HISTORY[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1938-1940 Royal Artillery, (Second Lieutenant)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1940 No 2(Parachute) Commando, (Second Lieutenant)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1940-1941 11 SAS Battalion, (Lieutenant)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1941-1942 The 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), (Captain)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1943-1944 2nd Parachute Brigade, (Major)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1944 HQ 1st Parachute Brigade, (Brigade Major)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1945 Commanded 'T' Force, Kiel, (Major)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1946-1947 Air 2 B/ War Office, (Major)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]OPERATIONS[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]09/09/1939 --03/06/1940 British Expeditionary Force Europe[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]11/11/1942 ? 31/05/1943 North Africa (Operation Torch)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]09/09/1943 ? 01/05/1944 Italy (Taranto Campaign)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]17/09/1944 ? 25/09/1944 Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]29/03/1945 --10/05/1945 Kiel (Operation Eclipse)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]DECORATIONS and COMMENDATION[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1940 Mention in Despatches (Operation Overlord)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1945 Military Cross, Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1946 Mention in Despatches (Operation Eclipse)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2006 MBE (Civil)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2009 Commendation by Chief of General Staff (Operation Eclipse)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]info source [URL='http://www.paradata.org.uk']www.paradata.org.uk[/URL] [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-hibbert.15283/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15283-595c8da18b0e1426bb742a96a51eb0ae.jpg?1591399386[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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