Lt. (later Maj.) Edgar Walter Dudley Coventry, No.5 Commando

[Photo courtesy of grandson, Grant Scrivenor].

Capt Edgar Walter Dudley Coventry was commissioned in East Lancs Regt in 1938 and volunteered for service in Finland. After the Winter War he volunteered to become a commando and on completion of training, joined No.5 Commando in 1942. Other service included Special Raiding Forces Middle East, then serve in 45 R.M. Commando 1944-45 and the East Lancashire Regiment 1946 before transferring to the Parachute Regiment.
He served in the Independent Parachute Squadron and (the Rhodesian) C Squadron 22 SAS (Malaya) where he was awarded a Mention in Despatches in 1956. He served in the Rhodesian Light Infantry 1960 and was appointed CO, C Squadron Rhodesian SAS in 1963, joined the Rhodesian Central Intelligence Organisation in 1970, was WIA several times in Rhodesia and as a Lt Col was CO of the Zimbabwe SAS. He died on 5 September 1993 in Harare.