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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 54946" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Taylor</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Debenham</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SIS</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Civilian</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Officer 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>1959 (OBE) 1967 (CMG)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Debenham Taylor</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 25.4.1920 Wallington, Surrey</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of John Francis and Harriet (nee Williams) Taylor</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Aldenham School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Eastern Counties Farmers Cooperative Association Ltd, Ipswich</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Territorial Army (2Lt) February 1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 2Lt Royal Artillery September 1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>anti-aircraft battery, RAF Duxford</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>artillery advisor Finland 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hong Kong and Singapore Artillery (Aden, Egypt and Libya)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>instructor, Intelligence course, Oxford 1942-43</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Carlisle Mansions, London (planning of Op.Overlord)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE finishing school, Beaulieu (instructor) (Captain)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Force 136 SOE (HQ Colombo, Ceylon) (Major) late 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Force 136 (Indonesia) 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SIS (MI6) postwar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Berlin 1947-50</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bangkok 1950-52</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hanoi 1952-53</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bangkok 1954-56</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Singapore 1958-60</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chief of Station, Kuala Lumpur 1964-66</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Controller Asian Division 1966-69</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Washington, D.C. 1969-70 (used his surname as Debenham-Taylor)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Head of Station, Paris 1972-73</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Director of Production (London) 1973-77</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired March 1977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards C.M.G. 1967 O.B.E. 1959</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Gillian May James 1966 (1 daughter Catharine)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 30.1.2016</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>cremated West Sussex</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 41727, 5th June 1959, Page 3718 (OBE)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 44326, 2nd June 1967, Page 6272 (CMG)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/john-taylor.27157/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/27/27157-4d8491a43f6b0215f9e8eaf57ca1785e.jpg?1591433703" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-taylor.40103/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/40/40103-0a7ec2f4a9005647b9b30f93923b06f6.jpg?1713893836" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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