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SOE In France 1941-1945: An Official Account of the Special Operations Executive's French Circuits
By Major Robert Bourne-Patterson
Our Salvation: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment's Legendary Fight At Altavilla
By Tyler Fox
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 31993" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Smiley </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>David De Crespigny </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Force 133 SOE (2IC of British Military Mission to Albania) + Force 136 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant (T/Captain) + Captain (T/Major) + Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>P/69082 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross and bar,Officer of the Order of the British Empire,Croix de Guerre (Fr) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Albania 1943 (MC and bar) Far East 1945 (OBE,CdeG) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Royal Horse Guards</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 11.4.1916</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Major-General Sir John Smiley,Bt</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Pangbourne Nautical College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated RMC Sandhurst 27.8.1936</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) (2Lt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant 27.8.1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st Household Cavalry Regiment 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T/Captain 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>52 Commando November 1940-1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st Household Cavalry Regiment 1941-42</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Greece and Albania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T/Major 27.8.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Force 136 1945 (LtCol)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff College,Camberley 1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lt Colonel 15.12.1951</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>C.O. Royal Horse Guards 1952-55</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>MI6 postwar (Malta)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) (C.O.) 1952-55</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award M.V.O. (later L.V.O.) 18.3.1952 (for Queen's Coronation)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Attache,Stockholm (Colonel)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>C.O. Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces until 1961</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resigned from Army early 1960s as Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>military adviser,Yemen until 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>farmer,Spain for 20 years</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Mention in Despatches 1941 for Middle East (unit ?)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Moya Montagu Douglas Scott 1947 (2 sons,1 stepson,1 stepdaughter)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>author of 3 memoirs</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"</em><a href="https://amzn.to/38A8YwL" target="_blank"><em>Arabian Assignment</em></a><em>" 1975</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"</em><a href="https://amzn.to/31OeR8j" target="_blank"><em>Albanian Assignment</em></a><em>" 1984</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"</em><a href="https://amzn.to/2VNJSoU" target="_blank"><em>Irregular Regular</em></a><em>" 1994</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 8.1.2009 </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-smiley.31380/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/31/31380-2d27a27d9bd4d19b7d79b8c18b4b143b.jpg?1591435699" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-smiley.2746/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/2/2746-bf9d3cc0c73a96f01dcdd8b20cc84b01.jpg?1591383577" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-smiley.17407/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17407-b6b12b39b77b428f8be099476aa9ec82.jpg?1591399991" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-smiley.17408/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17408-b19dbdbc96a005bfca18a81258870e17.jpg?1591399991" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 31993, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Smiley [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]David De Crespigny [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Force 133 SOE (2IC of British Military Mission to Albania) + Force 136 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant (T/Captain) + Captain (T/Major) + Lieutenant Colonel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]P/69082 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross and bar,Officer of the Order of the British Empire,Croix de Guerre (Fr) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Albania 1943 (MC and bar) Far East 1945 (OBE,CdeG) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Royal Horse Guards[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 11.4.1916[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Major-General Sir John Smiley,Bt[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Pangbourne Nautical College[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated RMC Sandhurst 27.8.1936[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) (2Lt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant 27.8.1939[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1st Household Cavalry Regiment 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]T/Captain 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]52 Commando November 1940-1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1st Household Cavalry Regiment 1941-42[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]SOE 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Greece and Albania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]T/Major 27.8.1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Force 136 1945 (LtCol)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Staff College,Camberley 1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lt Colonel 15.12.1951[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]C.O. Royal Horse Guards 1952-55[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]MI6 postwar (Malta)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) (C.O.) 1952-55[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award M.V.O. (later L.V.O.) 18.3.1952 (for Queen's Coronation)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Military Attache,Stockholm (Colonel)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]C.O. Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces until 1961[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resigned from Army early 1960s as Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]military adviser,Yemen until 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]farmer,Spain for 20 years[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award Mention in Despatches 1941 for Middle East (unit ?)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Moya Montagu Douglas Scott 1947 (2 sons,1 stepson,1 stepdaughter)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]author of 3 memoirs[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]"[/I][URL='https://amzn.to/38A8YwL'][I]Arabian Assignment[/I][/URL][I]" 1975[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]"[/I][URL='https://amzn.to/31OeR8j'][I]Albanian Assignment[/I][/URL][I]" 1984[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]"[/I][URL='https://amzn.to/2VNJSoU'][I]Irregular Regular[/I][/URL][I]" 1994[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 8.1.2009 [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-smiley.31380/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/31/31380-2d27a27d9bd4d19b7d79b8c18b4b143b.jpg?1591435699[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-smiley.2746/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/2/2746-bf9d3cc0c73a96f01dcdd8b20cc84b01.jpg?1591383577[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-smiley.17407/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17407-b6b12b39b77b428f8be099476aa9ec82.jpg?1591399991[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-smiley.17408/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17408-b19dbdbc96a005bfca18a81258870e17.jpg?1591399991[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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