JONES, Richard Babington
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Rank:
Lieutenant (later Major)
Unit / Base:
52ME Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
124667
P.O.W. number:
3693
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Sunday, April 11, 1920
Birthplace:
Worthing, Sussex
Died :
Saturday, April 14, 2001
Age:
81
09.03.1940 commissioned Second Lieutenant, Staffordshire Yeomanry [1].
01.11.1940 (Second Lieutenant) posted to 52 Middle East Commando at Geneifa [2].
28.03.1941 serving in 'D' Company, 52 Middle East Commando [2].
02.06.1941 reported missing in action Crete (Layforce), confirmed prisoner of war [3][4][5].
---.---.1945 reported no longer a prisoner; war substantive rank amended to Lieutenant [3].
17.05.1947 posted to Royal Artillery and promoted Captain with seniority from 11.04.1947 [6][7].
23.05.1952 awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) [8].
11.04.1954 promoted Major [9].
30.07.1959 retires [10].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 34811, page 1533 (1940).
[2] Lists of Officers in the 52ME Commando War Diary and entry on 1/11/1940.
[3] Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/2 and WO417/9 (with rank amendment).
[4] Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 and WO392/11 (Oflag 7B).
[5] German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/201/415 (Oflag 10C).
[6] London Gazette 37954, page 2166 (1947).
[7] London Gazette 37997, page 2928 (1947).
[8] London Gazette 39546, page 2783.
[9] London Gazette 40174, page 2897.
[10] London Gazette 41777, page 4794.
[Date of death] London Gazette issue 56251, page 7330, 20 June 2001.
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