Lt. (later Major) Edgar Walter Dudley Coventry

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.