SHERIDAN, James Maurice Guy

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Known as: 
Guy
Rank: 
Major (later Honorary Lieutenant Colonel)
Unit / Base: 
'42 Commando RM'
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Honours & Awards: 
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Major James Sheridan, Second in Command of 42 Commando RM, was appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) in recognition of service within the operations in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War. He commanded the Land Forces that repossessed South Georgia.
  • 14 September 1991 to Retired List granted rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary).
Sources
OBE - London Gazette 49134, page 12857.
OBE - National Archives file WO373/188410.
The book 'Take that Hill' (Appendix IV), author Major General Nick Vaux CB, DSO, RM.
London Gazette 52719, page 17686.
 
Linked content: 
Falklands Campaign - Operation Corporate
Archive pages : 
RM Commandos 1946 - present
42 Commando RM
Falkland Islands

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