ARMY CDOS Smith, Ian Christopher Downs

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Smith ​

• FORENAME

Ian Christopher Downs ​

• UNIT

12 Commando and 10 Commando (3 Troop) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

108233 ​

• AWARD

Military Cross and bar ​

• PLACE

Channel raids 1943 and 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Army Service Corps​

MC 2.3.1944​

bar to MC 3.8.1944​

born 22.4.1920 Keynsham,near Bristol​

educated Wycliffe College​

RMC Sandhurst 1939​

commissioned RASC​

2 Commando 1940​

instructor,Achnacarry​

12 Commando​

award M.C.​

10 Commando​

award Bar to MC​

SOE Yugoslavia 1944​

SBS 1944​

promoted Major 1945​

RASC unit,Bicester​

attended Jesus College,Cambridge​

posted to Minden,Germany​

joined family textile business 1947​

hotel manager (5 years)​

fish farmer in County Donegal 1970s​

married Margaret (Peggy) Cropper 1944 (predeceased him) (2 children)​

died 3.5.2012 ​

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