3 CDO BDE Taylor, William John (Will)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Taylor ​

• FORENAME

William John (Will) ​

• UNIT

R.M. 42 Commando (M Company) + HQ 3 Commando Brigade (Deputy Chief of Staff) ​

• RANK

Major + Lieutenant Colonel (QCVS) ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Mention in Despatches, Officer of the British Empire, Queens Commendation for Valuable Service, ​

• PLACE

Northern Ireland 1991 (MiD) Afghanistan 2002 (OBE) Iraq 2003 (QCVS) ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

R.M. 1979​

40 Commando (Lt)​

Commando Training Centre RM (Recruit Troop Commander)​

RMR London (Training Officer)​

42 Commando (Captain)​

R.M. Liaison Officer, Southern Norway​

42 Commando (Ops Officer + OC M Company) 1990s​

Norwegian Army Staff College 1993​

Fleet HQ​

Permanent Joint HQ Staff 1996​

LtColonel December 1996​

Directorate of Naval Manning​

42 Commando (2IC) until 2001​

HQ 3 Commando Brigade (Deputy Chief of Staff) 2001-03​

Colonel June 2003​

DACOS Littoral Warfare,Fleet HQ​

Commando Logistic Regiment (C.O.) 6.12.2005​

resides Chivenor​

married Antonia (2 sons) ​

London Gazette 53086, 26th October 1992, Page 17976 (MiD)​

London Gazette 56963, 14th June 2003, Page 5 (OBE)​

London Gazette 57100, 31st October 2003, Page 6 (QCVS)​

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