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Airborne to Arnhem Volume 2: Personal Reminiscences of the Battle of Arnhem, Operation Market, 17th-26th September 1944
By Grant Newell
These Men Are Dangerous: The S.A.S. at War
By Derrick Harrison
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 40976" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Wilkes </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Michael John </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22 SAS (Commanding Officer) + Director of Special Forces </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Colonel + Brigadier </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>467647 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commander of the Order of the British Empire,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>London Gazette 31.12.1979 (OBE) London Gazette 11.6.1988 (CBE) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 11.6.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of LtColonel Jack Wilkes,R.A.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated King's School,Rochester</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated RMA Sandhurst</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned Royal Artillery 1961</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7 Parachute Regiment RHA 1961</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22 SAS (A Squadron) 1960s (3 years) (Captain)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served in Borneo</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>a Medium Regiment,R.A. (Adjutant)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 RHA (C.O. Chestnut Troop) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22 SAS (C.O.) 1976-79</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Assistant to the Chief of General Staff</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GOC 22nd Armoured Brigade 1984</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Director of SAS 1986-87</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Director of Special Forces 1987-88</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GOC 3rd Armoured Division 1988</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Commander UK Field Army and Inspector-General of T.A. 1990-93</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attached to Joint Command HQ,Gulf War 1991</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Middle East Adviser to Chief of Defence Staff</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Adjutant General 1993-95</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1995 (General)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1995-2001</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonel Commandant,Honourable Artillery Company 1992-98</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>President of Army Cadet Force Association from 1993</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>President of Special Forces Club</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Anne Huelin (2 sons)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 27.10.2013</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-wilkes.12238/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12238-07d03ad399283f759cfa0868403af3ab.jpg?1591398551" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 40976, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Wilkes [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Michael John [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]22 SAS (Commanding Officer) + Director of Special Forces [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Colonel + Brigadier [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]467647 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Commander of the Order of the British Empire,Officer of the Order of the British Empire [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]London Gazette 31.12.1979 (OBE) London Gazette 11.6.1988 (CBE) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 11.6.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of LtColonel Jack Wilkes,R.A.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated King's School,Rochester[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated RMA Sandhurst[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned Royal Artillery 1961[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]7 Parachute Regiment RHA 1961[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]22 SAS (A Squadron) 1960s (3 years) (Captain)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served in Borneo[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]a Medium Regiment,R.A. (Adjutant)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 RHA (C.O. Chestnut Troop) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]22 SAS (C.O.) 1976-79[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Military Assistant to the Chief of General Staff[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GOC 22nd Armoured Brigade 1984[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Director of SAS 1986-87[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Director of Special Forces 1987-88[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GOC 3rd Armoured Division 1988[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Commander UK Field Army and Inspector-General of T.A. 1990-93[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attached to Joint Command HQ,Gulf War 1991[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Middle East Adviser to Chief of Defence Staff[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Adjutant General 1993-95[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1995 (General)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1995-2001[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Colonel Commandant,Honourable Artillery Company 1992-98[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]President of Army Cadet Force Association from 1993[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]President of Special Forces Club[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Anne Huelin (2 sons)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 27.10.2013[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/m-wilkes.12238/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12238-07d03ad399283f759cfa0868403af3ab.jpg?1591398551[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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