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Stone, John Southam Wycherley, 1895-1983, Brigadier
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1895-1983
History
Born 1895; educated at Clifton and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; commissioned into Royal Engineers, 1914; served in World War One, 1914-1918; Lt, 1915; Capt, 1917; awarded MC, 1917; Maj, 1929; Staff Capt, War Office, 1932-1934; employed on Air Staff duties, RAF, 1934-1935; General Staff Officer 2, Malta, 1936-1937; Lt Col, 1937; service in Palestine, 1937-1939; served in World War Two, 1939-1945; awarded OBE, 1940; Col, 1940; General Staff Officer 1, 1940; service in UK, 1940-1942; acting Brig, 1941; Normandy landings and invasion of the Netherlands, 1944; awarded CBE, 1944; served in Greece, Palestine and Egypt, 1946; retired 1948; Hon Brig, 1948; Controller, Technical and General Services, Atomic Research Centre, Aldermaston, Berkshire, 1950-1958; died 1983.
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0099 KCLMA
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Final
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Further information is available at the National Archives (F62254)