- SURNAME
Wight
- FORENAME
Aldwin James Glendinning
- UNIT
G Squadron + Commanding Officer
- RANK
Captain + Lieutenant Colonel
- NUMBER
501023
- AWARD
Military Cross, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- PLACE
Falklands 1982 (MC) Bosnia 1994 (OBE)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit 1 Bn Welsh Guards
from London
age 29
above info for his M.C.
Chief of Staff,Airborne Brigade
instructor,Army Staff College
Deputy Chief of Staff Special Forces (Gulf War 1991)
22 SAS (C.O.) 1994
Military Assistant to GOC Northern Ireland
Colonel,Planning Staff
left Army 1997 after 22 years (Brigadier)
Sultan of Oman's Special Force (Omani Brigadier)
awarded Military Order of Oman 2001
Deputy CEO,Kroll Security International
London Gazette 49134, 8th October 1982, Page 12847
CITATION:
Military Cross : Captain Wight commanded a four man patrol tasked to provide vital information on enemy dispositions in the Stanley area as a prelude to the repossession of the Falkland Islands.
Inserted by helicopter onto East Falkland from HMS HERMES at a range of 120 miles, he positioned his patrol in close proximity to enemy positions, cut off from any form of rescue should he have been compromised. This position he maintained for a period of 26 days. During this time he produced clear and accurate pictures of enemy activity in the Stanley area, intelligence available from no other means, which proved vital in the planning of the final assault.
On one occasion he reported an enemy helicopter concentration against which an airstrike was directed resulting in the destruction of 4 troop carrying helicopters essential to the enemy in maintaining flexibility and rapid deployment across the islands; a task complicated by the enemy changing the location of his helicopter holding area each day.
In spite of his exposed position, vulnerable to air and ground search and the tactical Direction Finding of his communications his intelligence reports were detailed and regularly updated. The conditions in which he and his men existed were appalling with little cover from view or the elements. The weather conditions varied from freezing rain to gale force winds with few clear days.
Captain Wight by his personal example set the highest standards and his actions were in the highest traditions of his Regiment and the Army.
Inserted by helicopter onto East Falkland from HMS HERMES at a range of 120 miles, he positioned his patrol in close proximity to enemy positions, cut off from any form of rescue should he have been compromised. This position he maintained for a period of 26 days. During this time he produced clear and accurate pictures of enemy activity in the Stanley area, intelligence available from no other means, which proved vital in the planning of the final assault.
On one occasion he reported an enemy helicopter concentration against which an airstrike was directed resulting in the destruction of 4 troop carrying helicopters essential to the enemy in maintaining flexibility and rapid deployment across the islands; a task complicated by the enemy changing the location of his helicopter holding area each day.
In spite of his exposed position, vulnerable to air and ground search and the tactical Direction Finding of his communications his intelligence reports were detailed and regularly updated. The conditions in which he and his men existed were appalling with little cover from view or the elements. The weather conditions varied from freezing rain to gale force winds with few clear days.
Captain Wight by his personal example set the highest standards and his actions were in the highest traditions of his Regiment and the Army.
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49134/supplement/12847
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