- SURNAME
Wand-Tetley
- FORENAME
Peter Michael
- UNIT
Force 133 SOE
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
143484
- AWARD
Military Cross,Mention in Despatches
- PLACE
Greece 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Wiltshire Regiment
born 2.2.1920 Farnham,Surrey
son of Thomas Harrison and Cecile Florence (nee Tatham) Wand-Tetley,Kensington,London
educated Marlborough College 1933-37
educated Downing College,Cambridge 1938
student at Cambridge University in civilian life
enlisted Honourable Artillery Company 1939
12 (H.A.C.) Regiment,Royal Horse Artillery 19.10.1939 - April 1940
168 Infantry OCTU 26.4.1940
commissioned Wiltshire Regiment 17.8.1940 (service number 143484)
2 Bn Wiltshire Regiment 20.8.1940 (2Lt)
3rd Special Service Bn (1 Company) 6.12.1940
7 Commando (HQ + B Troop April 1941) 30.1.1941
A Bn Layforce (Bn HQ) March 1941
Middle East Commando Depot June 1941
Commando Security Section November 1941 - January 1942
Middle East Commando (C + A Squadron) January 1942
Lieutenant 1942
1 Special Service Regiment (A Squadron) July-October 1942
1 SAS (C Squadron) October 1942 - April 1943
SOE Cairo 1.4.1943
SOE Greece April 1943-June 1944 (Op.Tibbenham)
Captain late 1943
Force 133 SOE until 24.12.1944
SOE London 7.1.1945 - 22.2.1945
7 Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 22.2.1945
7th Bn Parachute Regiment (Adjutant) 22.2.1945 - September 1945 (demobilised)
Colonial Administrative Service 1947-87
award O.B.E.
married Joan Engelbach 1946 (dissolved 1958) (1 son Charles)
married Felicia Bloxham 1960
biography:- "Special Forces Commander" (Michael Scott) 2011
died 16.3.2003 Wiltshire
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