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Neil MacCormick
This is my father. Please note that to protect the privacy of living family members, I have suppressed their personal data. Person Report - 13 Oct 2000 ---------------------------------------- Name: Neil MacCormick Birth Date: 10 Mar 1925 Birth Place: Floriana, Malta Christen Date: 1 Apr 1925 Christen Place: Barracca Garrison Church, Malta Death Date: 16 Sep 1989 Death Place: Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, USA Burial Date: 1989 Burial Place: Didcot, Oxfordshire, England Occupation: Captain RAOC, desk clerk (hotel) Religion: Church of England Father: Neil MacCormick (1891-1978) Mother: Daisy Dorothy Majuba Taylor (1899-1991) Spouse: (Living) Dreil Children: (Living) Spouse: (Living) Maguire Children: (Living) (Living) Notes: RESIDENCE: 1925- 8D Misida Bastion, Floriana Malta 1969: Swiss Cottage Hotel, Adamson Rd, NW3, London, England 1970: 19 Fusilier Ave. Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, England 1974:Munster, Germany 1980-immigrated to the United States MILITARY: Medals/Mentions/Foreign Awards: Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953 Mention in Despatches 1953 The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 1939-1945 Star France and Germany Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45 British Korea Medal U.N. Medal & Clasp Korea Commisioned Service: (date from) (Unit and Appointment) JUN 78 OC ASU CYPRUS RAOC CYPRUS APR 77 OIC BARRACKS BK SVCS CYPRUS MAY 76 OIC BARRACKS BK SVCS SHORNECLIFFE JUN 73 OIC BARRACKS BK SVCS MUNSTER APR 73 OIC BARRACK OFFICE MUNSTER APR 71 A/OIC BKS OSNABRUK FEB 70 A/OIC BKS SHORNCLIFFE JUL 67 OIC BKS BE SHAPE Enlisted Service: (Corps) (Country) (From) (To) GSC HOME 11-1-43 11-1-43 GSC - 18-2-43 30-3-43 HIGHLAND REG - 31-3-43 9-6-43 A-SH - 10-6-43 20-7-43 GORDONS - 21-7-43 12-6-44 - NWE 13-6-44 27-5-48 - HOME 28-5-48 4-7-49 RASC - 5-7-49 11-3-52 - KOREA/FARELF 12-3-52 1-11-53 - HOME 20-11-53 5-2-54 - BAOR 6-2-54 10-9-57 HOME 11-9-57 7-11-57 - HONG KONG 8-11-57 28-10-60 - HOME 29-10-60 13-2-64 - CYPRUS 14-2-64 14-7-65 RAOC CYPRUS 15-7-65 5-4-67 - HOME 6-4-67 20-7-67 ARMY No: 14417275 enlisted at Oxford 11 January 1943 (Infantry) description of soldier on leaving Army Service (26 July 1967) birth: 10 Mar 1925 height: 6'0" complexion: fresh eyes: brown hair: black scar over eye, scar L/hand Military Conduct: Exemplary "WoT MacCormick is a smart outstanding individual of good appearance and presence. He has a quiet manner and obvious authority. He has been employed as a chief clerk for most of his army service but has not become deskbound and would do well in a traveling executive position. He has a good organising ability and can express himself coherently both verbally and in writing." 26-7-67 Discharge Certificate: date of discharge: 20 Jul 67 rank on discharge: WO1 (SSM 1st Class) cause of discharge: @ RGI PARA 503 (xvii); for the purpose of being appointed to a commission. corps discharged from: RAOC service (army) 24 yr 154 day (reserve) 37 day (total) 24 yr 191 day -retired in 1980 as a Major -was a World War II British Army veteran having landed with the First Battalion Gordon Highlander at Normandy on D-Day. He also served in the Korean War and later with the Royal Army Service Corps and Ordnance Corps. He served in Germany, Hong Kong, Cyprus and with SHAPE in Belgium." OCCUPATION (not military): -worked as a desk clerk at the Bay Voyage Inn in Jamestown and also had worked for the Free Heat Insulation Co; the Williams and Manchester Shipyard and Treadway Inn. SSAN: 035-50-4789 ACTIVITIES: -was a member of the Newport Artillery's B Company Last Modified: 5 Oct 2000 |
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