- SURNAME
Madoc
- FORENAME
Reginald William
- UNIT
R.M. 42 Commando + 3 Commando Brigade (Commanding Officer)
- RANK
Lieutenant Colonel (MiD, OBE) + Brigadier (DSO)
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Mention in Despatches, O.B.E., Distinguished Service Order,
- PLACE
Malaya 1951 (MiD, OBE) Suez 1956 (DSO)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1907
educated King William's College, Isle of Man
commissioned R.M. 1926
served Deal, Kent 1926-27
Lieutenant, HMS Rodney 1929-31
served Chatham, Kent 1932
HMS Royal Oak 1932-34
ADC to Governor of Madras, India 1934-38
Captain, HMS Courageous 1938-39
Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation 1 (MNBDO 1) 1940-41
POW 1941-45 (Crete)
Instructor, Officer's School, R.M. 1946
Staff College, Camberley, Surrey 1947
Local Lt-Col, Instructor School of Combined Operations 1948
HMS Vanguard 1948-49
Lt-Col,42 Commando 1950-51
C.O. Commando School, R.M. 1952-53
Colonel, Chief Instructor, School of Amphibuous Warfare 1953-55
ADC to HM Queen Elizabeth II 1955-57
A/Brigadier, G.O.C. 3 Commando Brigade 1955-57
Maj-Gen, Plymouth Group, R.M. 1957-59
awarded C.B. 1959
Maj-Gen, Portsmouth Group, R.M. 1959-61
retired 1961
Colonel Commandant R.M. 1967-68
Representative Colonel Commandant, R.M. 1969-70
died 1986
London Gazette 39215, 27th April 1951, Page 2389 (MiD)
London Gazette 39361, 19th October 1951, Page 5431 (OBE)
London Gazette 41092, 4th June 1957, Page 3417 (DSO)
CITATION:
Officer of the Order of the British Empire : Lt Col MADOC has commanded 42 Commando with conspicuous success whilst the unit has been in MALAYA. During the past year they have killed 34 bandits and captured a further 16. For this a this large measure of the credit must go to the Commanding Officer.
42 Commando have an excellent spirit; they are always keen to go, they seek opportunities to add to their score and always aim to exploit, the most fleeting contact.
Leadership of a very high order is required to maintain a high level effort over an extended period. It can be achieved in no other way. 42 Commando have not lacked that leadership. Indeed they have been fortunate in having an officer of Lt Col MADOC's calibre to lead and encourage them. Under him they go from Strength to strength.
It is noticeable that when good co-operation exists between the military and the police the results are good. Lt Col MADOC's relations with his police opposite number are particularly happy, there is good exchange of information and good joint planning. This state of affairs is reflected on lower levels in his unit.
I strongly recommend that the outstanding results achieved by 42 Commando during the past year be suitably recognised and rewarded by the award to its Commanding Officer of the DSO.
Place : Perak, Malaya
Date of Action : June 1950 to June 1951
How Employed : Commanding 42 Commando RM
42 Commando have an excellent spirit; they are always keen to go, they seek opportunities to add to their score and always aim to exploit, the most fleeting contact.
Leadership of a very high order is required to maintain a high level effort over an extended period. It can be achieved in no other way. 42 Commando have not lacked that leadership. Indeed they have been fortunate in having an officer of Lt Col MADOC's calibre to lead and encourage them. Under him they go from Strength to strength.
It is noticeable that when good co-operation exists between the military and the police the results are good. Lt Col MADOC's relations with his police opposite number are particularly happy, there is good exchange of information and good joint planning. This state of affairs is reflected on lower levels in his unit.
I strongly recommend that the outstanding results achieved by 42 Commando during the past year be suitably recognised and rewarded by the award to its Commanding Officer of the DSO.
Place : Perak, Malaya
Date of Action : June 1950 to June 1951
How Employed : Commanding 42 Commando RM
WEB LINKS:
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39215/page/2387 (MiD)https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39361/supplement/5431 (OBE)
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41092/supplement/3417 (DSO)
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7621942 (OBE)
NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7621942 (OBE)
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