Marshall St John Oswald
Major-General Marshall St John Oswald CB CBE DSO MC was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.
Marshall St John Oswald | |
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Rank | Major-General |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Military career
Oswald was commissioned into the Royal Artillery.[1] He served in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Military Cross[2] and the Distinguished Service Order.[3]
After the War he became Chief of Staff for I (BR) Corps in 1959 and Director of Military Intelligence in June 1962, in which capacity he dealt with the defection of the intercept operator Brian Patchett,[4] before retiring in 1965.[5]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 Birthday Honours.[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1965 New Year Honours.[7]
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References
- "Recommendation for Award for Oswald, Marshall St John". National Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "No. 35934". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 March 1943. p. 1176.
- "No. 37004". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 March 1945. p. 1709.
- Harding, Thomas (2015). "The House by the Lake". William Heinemann. ISBN 978-0434023226.
- "Army commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4148.
- "No. 43529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1965. p. 2.
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Preceded by Richard Lloyd |
Director of Military Intelligence 1962–1965 |
Succeeded by Post Disbanded |
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