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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Johnston, Duncan, 1914-1945, Major
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Dates of existence
1914-1945
History
Born in 1914; joined Royal Marines in [1933]; served in Egypt, 1939-1940, UK, 1940, and Middle East, [1941]; Officer Commanding, Force Viper, Burma, 1942; served with Detachment 385, carrying out small boat clandestine operations against the Japanese from a base in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1944-1945; killed in action, Feb 1945.
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Authority record identifier
KCL-AF0375
Institution identifier
0099 KCLMA
Status
Final
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Partial
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Sources
Further information is available at the National Archives (F37139)