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At Close Quarters: SOE Close Combat Pistol Instructor Colonel Hector Grant-Taylor
By David Armstrong
The Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
By Ian R. Gardiner
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 31502" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Legrand </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Michel Henri </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 SAS (2 Squadron + 2 Company) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sous Lieutenant + Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross and two bars </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France and Holland 1944-45 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit 2 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 13.6.1918 Villerville,Calvados</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>8 Regiment de Cuirassiers 1936</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Brigadier-Chef 1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bataillon de Tirailleurs Senegalais 1940 (Caporal-Chef)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bataillon de Marche No 1,Forces Francaise Libres</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant 1.11.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant-Chef 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Compagnie de Chasseurs Parachutistes 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>L Detachment SAS 1942 (Aspirant)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 12.7.1942 Fuka</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 SAS (C Squadron) 1942-43</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 Bn d'Infanterie de l'Air 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 SAS (2 Squadron + 2 Company) 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 3.8.1944 Merdrignac,France (Cooney-Pierre Party 416)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Capitaine 1948</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Parachutistes in Indochina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Instructor in Indochina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Margaret Page in England 1.12.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards include</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Officier de la Legion d'Honneur</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Compagnon de la Liberation (April 1943)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Croix de Guerre</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Medaille de la Resistance avec rosette</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Medaille de l'Aeronautique</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Medaille Coloniale avec agrafes "Libye","Fezzan-Tripolitaine","Tunisie" and "Extreme-Orient"</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>M.C. and bar (GB)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died of exhaustion 29.5.1955 l'Hopital Militaire Grall de Saigon,Indochina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Cimetiere de Bagneux,France </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/m-legrand.839/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/839-a28f10dc46cf2ea81ee110b78deb0a70.jpg?1591383074" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 31502, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Legrand [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Michel Henri [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]4 SAS (2 Squadron + 2 Company) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sous Lieutenant + Lieutenant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross and two bars [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]France and Holland 1944-45 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit 2 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 13.6.1918 Villerville,Calvados[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]8 Regiment de Cuirassiers 1936[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Brigadier-Chef 1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Bataillon de Tirailleurs Senegalais 1940 (Caporal-Chef)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Bataillon de Marche No 1,Forces Francaise Libres[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Sergeant 1.11.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Sergeant-Chef 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 Compagnie de Chasseurs Parachutistes 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]L Detachment SAS 1942 (Aspirant)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 12.7.1942 Fuka[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 SAS (C Squadron) 1942-43[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]4 Bn d'Infanterie de l'Air 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]4 SAS (2 Squadron + 2 Company) 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WIA 3.8.1944 Merdrignac,France (Cooney-Pierre Party 416)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Capitaine 1948[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Parachutistes in Indochina[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Instructor in Indochina[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Margaret Page in England 1.12.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards include[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Officier de la Legion d'Honneur[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Compagnon de la Liberation (April 1943)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Croix de Guerre[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Medaille de la Resistance avec rosette[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Medaille de l'Aeronautique[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Medaille Coloniale avec agrafes "Libye","Fezzan-Tripolitaine","Tunisie" and "Extreme-Orient"[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]M.C. and bar (GB)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died of exhaustion 29.5.1955 l'Hopital Militaire Grall de Saigon,Indochina[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Cimetiere de Bagneux,France [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-legrand.839/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/839-a28f10dc46cf2ea81ee110b78deb0a70.jpg?1591383074[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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