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2 General Headquarters Liaison Regiment Central Mediterranean
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 35350" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>McLean </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Thomas Joseph (Tom) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Warrant Officer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1059877 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Flying Cross </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 12.12.1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Kirkmuirhill,Lanarkshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 22.1.1922 Paisley,Renfrewshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>trained as barber</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed with a commercial artist,Glasgow in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Blackpool June 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF Ronaldsway,Isle of Man March 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 AGS May 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant 7.7.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>102 Squadron July 1942 - April 1943 (30 ops)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 6.12.1942 Mannheim</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFM (5.1.1943)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 OTU 1943-44</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron February - August 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>air gunner</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Warrant Officer</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFC</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 15.3..1944 France</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>total 51 ops</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>demobilised 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF 1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF Manby</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF Driffield</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ Flying Training Command</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF Ballykelly 1954</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired from RAF 1956</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>free-lance landscape/seascape painter</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>self-employed barber</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>professional child photographer</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married 1st wife (4 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married (2nd) Kay (1 daughter Rebecca,2 stepchildren)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 20.7.2011</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/t-mclean.12990/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12990-63de82841c397a0c17387f5b18348ffd.jpg?1591398755" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/t-mclean.12991/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12991-d382bd3b68b9172161a3f79221b84247.jpg?1591398756" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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