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Raymond John Maunsell

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Raymund John Maunsell
Born25 November 1903
London, England
Died4 November 1976 (72)
Jersey, Channel Islands
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army/Royal Tank Regiment/Transjordan Frontier Force
RankBrigadier
Service number27241
UnitSIME
Battles / warsEgypt
AwardsCBE, US Legion of Merit

Raymund John Maunsell CBE (1903-1976) was a British Army Intelligence Officer.

Maunsell was born on 25 November 1903 in London, England and his birth was registered in Lewisham Borough.[1]

He was commissioned into the Royal Tank Corps on 30 August 1923.[2]

He was recorded as the head of Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME) based in Cairo in 1939.[3][4]

On 6 January 1944 he was awarded Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his work in the Middle East.[5]

On 16 January 1947 he was awarded the US Legion of Merit.[6][7]

Maunsell died on Jersey in the Channel Islands on 4 November 1976.[8]

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915.
  2. ^ The Half Yearly Army List. London: HMSO. 1940. p. 783.
  3. ^ Bendeck, Whitney (2013). "A" Force: The Origins of British Deception in the Second World War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612512341. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ Lewis, Jeremy (2011). Shades of Greene: One Generation of an English Family. Random House. pp. 328–329. ISBN 9780099551881. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ^ "The Second Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Supplement to The London Gazette" (PDF). 37853. 5 January 1947: 323. Retrieved 3 June 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ The National Archives, UK. "Recommendation for Award for Maunsell, Raymond J". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  8. ^ Maunsell, Raymund John. "Archives and collections online Will and Testament of Raymund John Maunsell, of La Maison Haute, Mont de la Rocque, St Aubin, St Brelade. Dated 23/01/1974". Jersey Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2017.