Brown, Oliver Haward (Oral history)

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Brown, Oliver Haward (Oral history)

1992

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80012155

British NCO served with 144th Anti-Aircraft Coy, Royal Engineers in GB, 1939-1940; officer served with 2nd Bn Buffs (East Kent Regt), 131st Infantry Bde, 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Div in GB, 1940-1941; trained with Special Operations Executive in GB, 1941-1942; served as instructor with Special Operations Executive in GB, 1942-1944; served with Jedburgh Team Alastair, F Section, Special Operations Executive in France, 8/1944-9/1944; commanded ME 25, Special Operations Executive in Ceylon, 11/1944-8/1945

Duration 170, Number Of Items 6

eng, Latn

Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)

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SNAC Resource ID: 11676355

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