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Biographies C Troop, A Squadron, 1 Special Air Service

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Fraser, William “Bill”
Birth: January 4th, 1917, Aberdeen, Great Britain
Died: January 22nd, 1975

Major
Captain
Lieutenant

Units:
Troop Commander, 1 Special Air Service
Special Raiding Squadron
L Detachment, Special Air Service
No. 11 Commando
Gordon Highlanders

Medals:
Military Cross with 2 bars
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Operations:
Operation Squatter
Operation Husky
Operation Houndsworth
Operation Archway
William "Bill" Fraser
Wellsted, Ian G.

Wounded: April 8th,1945

Captain

Second in Command
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
King Haakon VII Freedom Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Ian Wellsted
Cooper, John Murdoch “Johnny”
Born: June 6th, 1922, Leicester, Great Britain
Died: July 12th, 2002

Service Number: 2698113

Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Corporal
Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service
Special Raiding Squadron
L Detachment, Special Air Service
No. 8 (Guards) Commando, 3 Troop
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards


Medals:
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Operations:
Operation Squatter
Operation Husky
Operation Archway
John Murdoch "Johnny" Cooper
Hunter, T.A. “Red”

Lieutenant
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Trower, Anthony G. “Tony”

Lieutenant
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Wainman, Denis

Lieutenant
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Weaver, Peter H.

Lieutenant
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Seekings, Reginald “Reg”

Born: March 19th, 1920
Died: March 16th, 1999

Service Number: 5933155

Squadron Sergeant Major
Sergeant
Lance Sergeant
Units:
A Squadron, 1 Special Air Service
Special Raiding Squadron
1 Special Air Service
L Detachment, Special Air Service
No. 7 Commando
Cambridgeshire Regiment

Medals:
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Operation Husky
Raid at Bernina
Operation Squatter
Reginald "Reg" Seekings
Cunningham, “Geordie”

Sergeant

Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Du Vivier, Jeffrey “Jeff”

Service Number: 2885910

Wounded: April 8th, 1945

Sergeant
Lance Sergeant
Corporal
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Squatter
Operation Husky
Operation Archway
Jeffrey "Jeff" Du Vivier
McGinn, Cormelius “Maggie”
Servicenumber: 2888389

Sergeant
Units:
A Squadron, 1 Special Air Service
L Detachment, Special Air Service
No. 11 Commando
Army Air Corps

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Rennie, Tom

Sergeant
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Terry, Jack

Sergeant
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Burgess, “Bunker”

Corporal
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Corbett, Jack

Corporal
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Hay, Alec

Corporal
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Gibb, “Pringle”

Lance Corporal
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Weller, “Digger” Sam

Lance Corporal
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Andrews,

Wounded: March 28th, 1945
Died: March 29th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Backhouse,

Wounded: April 8th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Blakeney, Jim

KIA: April 8th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Brinkley,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Brown,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Davies, Roy

KIA: April 8th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Deane, “Dixie”

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Elliott, George

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Ferguson, Dougie

KIA: April 8th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Glyde, “Taffy” John

KIA: April 8th, 1945

Trooper

Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Grundy,

Wounded: March 28th, 1945
Died: March 29th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Jemson, “Swag”

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Keaveney,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Kennedy, “Paddy”

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Marshall, “Homer”

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
McKenzie,
Wounded: March 28th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
McMillan, Neil

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Middleton, Peter
Service Number: 1435568

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
1939/1945 Star
Africa Star with 8th Army Clasp
Italy Star
France Star
German Star
Operations:
Operation Archway
Peter Middleton
Murray,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Military Medal
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Owen,
Wounded: April 8th, 1945

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Perkins,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Poland,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Reyes,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Wilkinson,

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available
Younger, “Geordie”

Trooper
Units:
1 Special Air Service

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Archway
Photo Not Available

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