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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 41999" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Waddy </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Llewellyn </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Depot,Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces (Commanding Officer) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>95593 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>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>1963 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 17.6.1920 Taunton,Somerset</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of LtColonel Richard Henry,DSO and Llewellyn Waddy</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Wellington College,Berkshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated RMC,Sandhurst</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 1 Bn Somerset Light Infantry 3.7.1939 (2Lt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Acting and Temporary Captain September 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WS Lt 3.1.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>151 Bn Parachute Regiment August 1941 (Intelligence Officer)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>156 Bn Parachute Regiment October 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ 4 Parachute Brigade (Intell.Officer) 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>A/Major October 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>156 Bn Parachute Regiment (B Company)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WS Captain and T/Major</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 18.9.1944 Arnhem</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA and POW 19.9.1944 Arnhem</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Stalag VII-A</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>liberated April 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ 3 Parachute Brigade September 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>9 PARA October 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA July 1947 Palestine</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff posts March 1948 (including Greece)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GSO3,43 (Wessex) Division</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GOS,1 Infantry Division</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Substantive Major July 1952</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Bn Somerset Light Infantry 1952</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mention in Despatches (for Malaya 1952)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF Staff College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Somerset Light Infantry (TA) (Training Major)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Canadian Joint Air Training Centre,Manitoba</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 PARA (2IC) 1958</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lt Colonel 1960</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Depot,Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Chief Instructor,a small arms school,Hythe 1962</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonel of SAS 1964-67</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Liaison Officer,Washington,D.C. and Fort Benning,Georgia 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British Embassy,Saigon (Defence Advisor) 1970</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Joint Warfare Establishment,Old Sarum 1972</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resigned commission 1974</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Advisor,Westland Helicopter 1974-89 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 42870, 28th December 1962, Page 7</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-waddy.22217/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22217-51f02a591e744d9a4ff5be2df501581b.jpg?1591401241" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-waddy.15301/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/15/15301-1df7cbdcc536adb8e952315c4769515d.jpg?1678195978" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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