An obituary to Major General Thomas Churchill CB MC
Commissioned, Manchester Regt 1927; Burma Rebellion 1930-1931; Adjutant 1931-1934; Instructor in interpretation of air photography, RAF School of Photography 1934-1939; World War II 1939-1945; France 1939-1940; General Staff Officer Grade 1, Commandos, Sicily and Salerno landings, Italy 1943; Commander, 2 Commando Bde, Italy 1943; service with Marshal Tito and Yugoslav Partisans 1944; Albania 1944; Commander, 11 and 138 Infantry Bdes, Austria 1945-1946; Zone Commander, Austria 1947-1949; Imperial Defence College 1952; Maj Gen in charge of Administration, General Headquarters Far East Land Forces 1955-1957; Vice Quartermaster General 1957-1960; Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces, Central Europe 1960-1962; retired 1962 (from the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives)
This cutting from the Daily Telegraph in Feb.1990 is courtesy of April Richer, daughter of Eric Groves MM of No.2 Cdo. Posted by Pete R.
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