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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 61802" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Starling</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Geoffrey</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Parachute Regiment (HQ 44 Para Bde (TA) (MBE)) / (HQ South West District (CBE))</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major (MBE), Brigadier (CBE)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>361898</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Member of the Order of the British Empire, Mention in Despatches, Commander of the Order of the British Empire</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1966 (MBE), South Arabia (MiD) 1980 (CBE)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1928</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1946 joined Army</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1947-1948 attended Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1948 2nd Lt Suffolf Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>holder MC (as 2nd Lt, serving with Suffolk Regiment in Malaya 1949)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served Middle East, Far East, including Malaya</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1950 School of Infantry</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1950 Lieutenant</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1954 Captain (1 East Anglican Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1959 Temporary Major</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1961 Parachute Regiment as Major</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1966 served Cyprus</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1967 served Aden</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1968 served Northern Ireland, Lieutenant Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1972 Regimental Colonel</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1978-1981 Staff of General Alexander Haig</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1982 retired</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1982-1987 Secretary, Western Wessex Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Association</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 44004, 3rd June 1966, Page 6536 (MBE)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 44508, 19th January 1968, Page 877 (MiD)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded CBE</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 1996</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 61802, member: 6852"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Starling[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Geoffrey[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Parachute Regiment (HQ 44 Para Bde (TA) (MBE)) / (HQ South West District (CBE))[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major (MBE), Brigadier (CBE)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]361898[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Member of the Order of the British Empire, Mention in Despatches, Commander of the Order of the British Empire[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1966 (MBE), South Arabia (MiD) 1980 (CBE)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 1928[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1946 joined Army[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1947-1948 attended Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1948 2nd Lt Suffolf Regiment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]holder MC (as 2nd Lt, serving with Suffolk Regiment in Malaya 1949)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served Middle East, Far East, including Malaya[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1950 School of Infantry[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1950 Lieutenant[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1954 Captain (1 East Anglican Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1959 Temporary Major[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1961 Parachute Regiment as Major[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1966 served Cyprus[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1967 served Aden[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1968 served Northern Ireland, Lieutenant Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1972 Regimental Colonel[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1978-1981 Staff of General Alexander Haig[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1982 retired[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1982-1987 Secretary, Western Wessex Territorial Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Association[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 44004, 3rd June 1966, Page 6536 (MBE)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 44508, 19th January 1968, Page 877 (MiD)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded CBE[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 1996[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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