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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Tarnwater on Wednesday 05 September 18 10:36 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I am trying to find out more about Major Anthony Norman Druce b.1908. I believe he served in the Parachute Regiment and in SOE. Does anyone know of any actions he was involved with and or any decorations.
Thank you
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Unless he appears in a published history somewhere, then the only way of knowing about his service is to get his service record.
That said, the only mention of a man by that name in the London Gazette (where you would expect to see decorations and, in the case of officers, promotions) is for a Royal Signals Lance Corporal granted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps dated 18 May 1945, later effective November 1945 to Lieutenant. In neither reference is there a decoration. He resigned his commission (still a Lieutenant) on 6 July 1949 and was granted the honorary rank of major which is a signal of achievement and dedication.
If he served in SOE or one of the other sneaky beaky outfits, his file is likely to be fairly thin.
MaxD