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Soe in France: An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France
By M.R.D. Foot
Airborne: The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company
By Ian Gardner
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 29477" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mather </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>David Carol Macdonell </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>L Detachment SAS </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong><br /> 124488</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mention in Despatches </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>North Africa 1942 </em></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Welsh Guards</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 3.1.1919 Adlington,Cheshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Loris Emerson and Gwendoline Marion Leila (nee Morley) Mather</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 2Lt Welsh Guards 23.3.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>8 Commando 1941-42</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom),R.A.C. (HQ Squadron) 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>L Detachment SAS 1942 (Lt - Cap)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 SAS (B Squadron) 1942 (Cap)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>POW 1942 - escaped</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>holder M.C.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1962 as Lt Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>postwar Member of Parliament</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Knighted</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>author "When the Grass Stops Growing" (1997) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Philippa Selina Bewicke-Copley March 1951 (4 children Selina,Rose,Nicholas and Victoria)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 3.7.2006 Oddington,Gloucestershire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>St Nicholas Churchyard,Oddington,Gloucestershire</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/d-c-m-mather.1782/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1782-082e580bc91786ad8429551a8fb49a1e.jpg?1591383331" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 29477, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Mather [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]David Carol Macdonell [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]L Detachment SAS [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] 124488 [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Mention in Despatches [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]North Africa 1942 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Welsh Guards[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 3.1.1919 Adlington,Cheshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Loris Emerson and Gwendoline Marion Leila (nee Morley) Mather[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned 2Lt Welsh Guards 23.3.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]8 Commando 1941-42[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom),R.A.C. (HQ Squadron) 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]L Detachment SAS 1942 (Lt - Cap)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 SAS (B Squadron) 1942 (Cap)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]POW 1942 - escaped[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]holder M.C.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1962 as Lt Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]postwar Member of Parliament[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Knighted[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]author "When the Grass Stops Growing" (1997) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Philippa Selina Bewicke-Copley March 1951 (4 children Selina,Rose,Nicholas and Victoria)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 3.7.2006 Oddington,Gloucestershire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]St Nicholas Churchyard,Oddington,Gloucestershire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-c-m-mather.1782/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1782-082e580bc91786ad8429551a8fb49a1e.jpg?1591383331[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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