PARAS Lathbury, Gerald William (Legs)

[John Robertson]

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[ PARAS 2 ]

• SURNAME

Lathbury ​

• FORENAME

Gerald William (Legs) ​

• UNIT

1 Parachute Brigade (Commanding Officer) ​

• RANK

A/Brigadier + T/Brigadier ​

• NUMBER

34834 ​

• AWARD

Distinguished Service Order,Distinguished Service Cross (US) ​

• PLACE

Sicily 1943 (DSO) Arnhem 1944 (DSC) ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

3 Bn Parachute Regiment 1941​

Air Directorate,War Office​

Brigadier 14.7.1943​

3 Parachute Brigade (C.O.) 5.11.1942​

1 Parachute Brigade (C.O.) 28.4.1943​

WIA 14.7.1943 Sicily​

WIA 18.9.1944 Arnhem (POW-escaped)​

3 Parachute Brigade (C.O.) 1945​

Mention in Despatches (Palestine)​

Colonel Commandant of Parachute Regiment 1961-65​

later Knight of Grand Cross,M.B.E.,D.S.O.,D.S.C. ​

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