WESLEY, Edward Alfred Wellesley
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Rank:
Lieutenant (later Captain)
Unit / Base:
'Special Boat Section'
Regiment/Corps:
Gordon Highlanders
Service:
Army
Number:
2889509
305003
Honours & Awards:
Corporal Edward Wesley serving at the time in 2 S.B.S. was granted an immediate emergency commission and appointed Second Lieutenant on the 6 December 1943 [1]. He was retained within 2 S.B.S. and then proceeded overseas to Supreme Allied Command, South East Asia (S.A.C.S.E.A.) [2].
- Awarded the Military Cross [3] whilst a Lieutenant attached to 'B' Group Special Boat Section, Small Operations Group, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during patrols on the River Irrawaddy at Paattukku on the night of 20/21 February 1945 [4].
- 26 February 1945 wounded Burma [4].
- 27 April 1955 relinquished his commission and granted the honorary rank of Captain [6].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 36313, page 79.
[2] 2 SBS memorandum of timeline [read below].
[3] London Gazette 37138, page 3238.
[4] National Archives file WO373/ 38/27.
[5] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/8.
[6] London Gazette 40460, page 2408.
[Image] CVA Gallery, credit Gordon Highlanders Museum.
Notes
[1] The LG entries at [1] and [3] show Alfred as one of his middle names, the NA database reference at [4] has Arthur.
[2] There is reference on the actual award recommendation on file at [4] above, and also in Commando Association newsletter 3 that he resided in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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