Raymund John Maunsell CBE (1903-1976) was a British Army Intelligence Officer.
Raymund John Maunsell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1903 London, England |
| Died | 4 November 1976 (72) Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army/Royal Tank Regiment/Transjordan Frontier Force |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 27241 |
| Unit | SIME |
| Battles / wars | Egypt |
| Awards | CBE, US Legion of Merit |
Maunsell was born on 25 November 1903 in London, England and his birth was registered in Lewisham Borough.[1]
He was commissioned into the Royal Tank Corps on 30 August 1923.[2]
He was recorded as the head of Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME) based in Cairo in 1939.[3][4]
On 6 January 1944 he was awarded Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his work in the Middle East.[5]
On 16 January 1947 he was awarded the US Legion of Merit.[6][7]
Maunsell died on Jersey in the Channel Islands on 4 November 1976.[8]
References
edit- ^ England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915.
- ^ The Half Yearly Army List. London: HMSO. 1940. p. 783.
- ^ Bendeck, Whitney (2013). "A" Force: The Origins of British Deception in the Second World War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612512341. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Lewis, Jeremy (2011). Shades of Greene: One Generation of an English Family. Random House. pp. 328–329. ISBN 9780099551881. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "The Second Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Supplement to The London Gazette" (PDF). 37853. 5 January 1947: 323. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ The National Archives, UK. "Recommendation for Award for Maunsell, Raymond J". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Maunsell, Raymund John. "Archives and collections online Will and Testament of Raymund John Maunsell, of La Maison Haute, Mont de la Rocque, St Aubin, St Brelade. Dated 23/01/1974". Jersey Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2017.