SOE Manford, Francis Stanley

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Manford ​

• FORENAME

Francis Stanley ​

• UNIT

Force 136 SOE ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

109054 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

30th November 1944 ​

• AGE

33 ​

• GRAVESITE

Madras War Cemetery,Chennai,India 9.B.10 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Durham Light Infantry​

born 22.12.1910 Newcastle on Tyne,Northumberland​

resided London W​

commissioned DLI 22.12.1939​

5 Commando (2 years)​

204 Mission​

instructor,77 Indian Brigade (Chindits) 1942​

SOE 20.11.1942​

Op.Spiers,Burma 1944​

shot himself Jashipore,India while on leave​

left a wife and child​

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