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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 61377" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lorimer</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Gordon</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Parachute Regiment</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major (MBE), Brigadier (DSO)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>515336</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Member of the Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order, Legion of Merit (US)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1997 (MBE), Afghanistan, 2007 (DSO) Afghanistan (LOM)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1981 joined British Army</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1982 commissioned Parachute Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2000 - 2003 commander 3 PARA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>wife Philippa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 sons</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 54794, 13th June 1997, Page 6 (MBE)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 58633, 7th March 2008, Page 3612 (DSO)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2016 awarded K.C.B. (London Gazette 61608, 11th June 2016, Page B3)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2017 awarded US Legion of Merit for services in Afghanistan (London Gazette 61908, 21st April 2017, Page 8516)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2021 retired</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-lorimer.38508/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/38/38508-6178add7b656b02217664db48d0af3b7.jpg?1687875035" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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