PHANTOM Reddaway, George Frank Norman

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Reddaway ​

• FORENAME

George Frank Norman ​

• UNIT

GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom) (Adjutant) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant Colonel ​

• NUMBER

117410 ​

• AWARD

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ​

• PLACE

NW Europe 1944-45 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 2.5.1918​

son of William Reddaway (Professor of History,Cambridge University)​

educated Oundle and King's College,Cambridge​

joined Army September 1939 as Private​

Phantom 1940-45 (2Lt-LtCol)​

No 3 Military Mission (Phantom) 1940​

Adjutant​

Allied Control Commission in Germany 1945​

Foreign Office postwar including Ambassador to Poland 1974-78​

award C.B.E. 1965​

married Jean Brett 1944 (5 children)​

died 12.10.1999​

London Gazette 37598, 4th June 1946, Page 2772 (MBE)​

 

[MongoUK]

Photo is of T.F Reddaway (Tom) (https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/reddaway-thomas-fiddian.38145/), not GFN Reddaway (Known as Norman).

They were brothers.

 

[Craig Robertson]

Photo is of T.F Reddaway (Tom) (https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/reddaway-thomas-fiddian.38145/), not GFN Reddaway (Known as Norman).

They were brothers.

Thanks for information, i have ammended the photograph to show correct person.
Best regards, Craig

 

[MongoUK]

Thanks for information, i have ammended the photograph to show correct person.
Best regards, Craig

Thanks Craig, just needs the title of this post and the forename updating to (Norman) rather than (Tom).

 

[Craig Robertson]

Thanks Craig, just needs the title of this post and the forename updating to (Norman) rather than (Tom).

Sorry not sure what you mean, London Gazette/above shows his name as George Frank Norman Reddaway?

 

[MongoUK]

Sorry not sure what you mean, London Gazette/above shows his name as George Frank Norman Reddaway?

All good now, it was showing as GFN (Tom) still.

Thanks!