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MI6: British Secret Intelligence Service Operations, 1909-45
By Nigel West
Ten Commando
By Ian Dear
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 29508" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Poat </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Harry Wall </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Special Raiding Squadron (2 Troop) + 1 SAS (HQ Squadron - 2-in-Command) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant (T/Captain) + T/Major </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>123359 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Order,Military Cross,Mention in Despatches </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sicily 1943 (MC) Normandy 1944 (MiD) NW Europe 1945 (DSO) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent units King's Own Scottish Borderers and Army Air Corps</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 15.06.1914, Baubigny, St. Sampson's, Guernsey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Frank Wall & Eliza Emma Jones Poat</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Guernsey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Elizabeth College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Reading University (BSC Agriculture)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 12.3.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2Lt 1940 Lt 1941 Captain 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 SAS (A Squadron) 28.9.1942-43 (Lt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Special Raiding Squadron (2 Troop) 1943 (Cap)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 SAS (2-in-Command) 1944-45 (Major)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1953 Aide-de-Camp to The Queen</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 14.10.1980</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 36251, 16th November 1943, Page 5062 (MC)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 37072, 8th May 1945, Page 2456 (MID)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 37172, 10th July 1945, Page 3591 (DSO)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-poat.2417/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/2/2417-49d2c022a56a98b3d516534ac8765cb6.jpg?1591383492" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-poat.30887/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/30/30887-272d030c46ecef364b7215ec3198b455.jpg?1696795360" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-poat.14131/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14131-43f26af3214b2b875d902b606ab590d3.jpg?1591399076" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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