SAS Marsh, John Anthony (Tony)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Marsh ​

• FORENAME

John Anthony (Tony) ​

• UNIT

Special Raiding Squadron (2 Troop) + 1 SAS (C Squadron) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant (T/Captain) + T/Major ​

• NUMBER

109524 ​

• AWARD

Distinguished Service Order,Mention in Despatches (twice) ​

• PLACE

Italy 1943 (DSO) Normandy 1944 (MiD) NW Europe 1945 (MiD) ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent units Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and Army Air Corps​

Artists Rifles (Private) prewar​

commissioned DCLI 1939 (2Lt)​

1 Bn DCLI 1942​

1 SAS (A Squadron) September 1942-February 43 (Lt)​

Special Raiding Squadron (2 Troop) 1943 (Lt - Cap)​

1 SAS (C Squadron) 1944-45 (Major)​

Staff Captain,South West District 1946​

1 Bn DCLI​

staff appointment,Tripoli​

21 SAS (Training Major)​

1 DCLI (OC A Company) 1954​

retired 1957​

Trade Development Board,Bermuda 1957​

Bermuda Militia Artillery​

Bermuda Regiment (C.O.) (LtCol)​

retired and awarded O.B.E. (London Gazette 30.6.1970)​

awarded O.B.E. 1970 as Lt Colonel Bermuda Regiment​

died 14.11.1984 Bermuda ​

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