BAILEY, David Lindsay

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Rank: 
Colonel
Unit / Base: 
40 Commando RM
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Honours & Awards: 
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Died : 
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Place died: 
New Zealand
Age: 
95
Lieutenant Colonel David Bailey was appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) on 12 June 1971 [1].
  • 22 October 1970 to 22 March 1972  Commanding Officer 40 Commando RM [2].
  • 1974 promoted Colonel [3].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 45384, page 5961. Her Majesty's Birthday Honours.
[2] The Light Blue Lanyard, author Maj. J.C. Beadle MBE, MC, RM.
[3] London Gazette 46174, page 264.
 
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RM Commandos 1946 - present
40 Commando RM

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