- SURNAME
Riley
- FORENAME
Charles George Gibson (Pat)
- UNIT
L Detachment SAS
- RANK
Sergeant (A/Warrant Officer Second Class) (CSM)
- NUMBER
2656281
- AWARD
Distinguished Conduct Medal
- PLACE
North Africa 1942
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit 1 Bn Coldstream Guards
born 24.11.1915 Red Granite, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
8 Commando 1941
L Detachment SAS 1941-42 (Sgt)
1 SAS (RSM) 1942-43
O.C.T.U.
Special Raiding Squadron (1 Troop) 1943 (2 Lt)
1 SAS (A Squadron) 1944-45 (Lt)
Cambridge Constabulary 1946
Malayan Regiment (Major) 1950
owner of Dolphin Hotel, Colchester 1955
worked for Securicor 1958-80
married Kaye Ward (died 1996) (1 son)
died 9.2.1999 Hastings, East Sussex
CITATION:
Distinguished Conduct Medal : This NCO led a party on the first Buerat raid, February 1942. The party placed demolition charges on many heavy enemy transport vehicles and on various dumps. By skilled and daring leadership he succeeded in bluffing the enemy sentries. Thereby he avoided giving any alarm which would have interfered with the work of other parties operating in the same area. He has shown the greatest gallantry and the highest qualities of leadership in other raids at Slonta and Nofilia in March, April 1942.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7369572
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