REED, Neville

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Rank: 
Lance Sergeant (later Major)
Unit / Base: 
1 Commando
'Special Air Service'
Regiment/Corps: 
3rd Carabiniers Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards
Service: 
Army
Number: 
5827421
459426
Honours & Awards: 
Mentioned in Despatches
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Lance Sergeant Neville Reed served in No 1 Commando.
  • Post war he was RSM of 22 Special Air Service Regiment in Malaya. [1] 
  • 28th May 1957 it was announced that he had received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of distinguished services with 22 SAS in Malaya for the period 1st July to 31st December, 1956. [2] 
  • By 1958 he was RSM at the Gunnery School, R.A.C. Centre, Lulworth Camp, Wareham, Dorset. [3] 
  • 19th December 1958 he received a Regular Army short service commission as Second Lieutenant and was immediately promoted Lieutenant on the same day.[4]
  • 1st January 1971 the then Major Reed, 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards), was appointed MBE (Military Division). [5]
Source
[1] Commando Association newsletter 22 of March 1956
[2] London Gazette  41079, page 3156
[3] Commando Association newsletter 27 of September 1958
[4] London Gazette 41609, page 481
[5] London Gazette 45262, page 6.
 
Archive pages : 
No 1 Commando
Special Air Service
Malaysia and Brunei

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