LEAR, Jonathan James Bailey
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Rank:
Major
Unit / Base:
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Sunday, October 31, 1948
Birthplace:
Liverpool
Died :
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Place died or last resided:
Woodbury, Devon
Age:
60
Joined the Royal Marines aged 20. Awarded the King's Badge for the most outstanding recruit. Featured in the BB2 documentary Behind the Lines and later in the Commando TV series which documented the training for the Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre RM. Noted for his outstanding contribution to recruit training, for which he received an OBE (Military Division) in 1993. The award also acknowledged his huge contribution to charities such as Vranch House for disabled children.
Sources
OBE - London Gazette 53332, page B4.
Obituary in the Exmouth Journal 11 Aug. 2009 [more...].
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