Harold Bull and his brother John, and others April 1942
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Colonel Raymond Humphrey Quill, CBE, DSO, MVO, RM
Photo credit: Patricia Quill.
Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Humphrey Quill was the Commanding Officer of 30 Assault Unit from November 1944. A veteran of World War One he had served with the RM Brigade at the Dardanelles 1914/1915 and on board HMS Lord Nelson from October 1916 to November 1918. He was Intelligence Officer, Naval Intelligence Division (N.I.D.), in Singapore at the outbreak of WW2 and later served in Iceland and the Mediterranean with N.I.D. In June 1944 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the Holding Bn., Portsmouth Divn. until joining 30AU a few months later [1].
28 March 1935 (Major) appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order [2].
11 December 1945 (Lieutenant Colonel)(Acting Colonel) appointed D.S.O. in recognition of distinguished service during the War in Europe [3].
5 November 1946 publication of the award of Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer) conferred by the President of the United States of America [4].
12 June 1947 (Colonel) appointed C.B.E. (Military Division) [5].
17 January 1950 to Retired List [1].
Sources
[1] Full Service Record on National Archives file ADM196/64/181.
[2] London Gazette 34147, page 2230.
[3] London Gazette 37380, page 5987.
[4] London Gazette 37777, page 5417.
[5] London Gazette 37977, page 2578.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 86 issued March 1988.
Navy Lists Jan. 1945.
Raymond Humphrey Quill
b. 04.05.1897.
d. 07.12.1987.
