TERRY, Antony Frederic Aimé Imbert
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Captain
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Number:
138711
P.O.W. number:
18667
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Died :
Thursday, October 1, 1992
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Captain Antony Terry served at the War Office in Military Intelligence Section 19 (MI19) and was attached for Intelligence Duties to Lieutenant Colonel A.C. Newman's Headquarters during Operation Chariot, the raid at St. Nazaire [1] .
- 4 July 1940 commissioned Second Lieutenant [2].
- March 1942 embarked for Operation Chariot on MGB 314 [3].
- Reported missing after the raid [4], found to have been taken prisoner and transported to Oflag 9/AH at Spangenberg bei Kassel, Germany [5][6].
- December 1945 awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished service during the raid at St. Nazaire [1][7].
- Post war became a renowned Journalist with the Sunday Times [8].
Sources
[1] National Archives file WO373/100/523.
[2] London Gazette 34888, page 4089, errata in LG 35150.
[3] St. Nazaire Society website.
[4] British Army Casualty Lists 1939-45 /National Archives file WO417/2.
[5] British Army Casualty Lists 1939-45 /National Archives file WO417/3.
[6] Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/11.
[7] London Gazette 37396, page 6188.
[8] Obituary in The Independent 3 October 1992.
[Image] Cropped from the photo titled 'St Nazaire Raid Commando veterans on HM Yacht Britannia April 1982' in Gallery.
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