Major-General Marshall St John Oswald CB CBE DSO MC was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.
Marshall St John Oswald | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Military career edit
Oswald was commissioned into the Royal Artillery.[1] He served in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Military Cross[2] and the Distinguished Service Order.[3]
After the War he became Chief of Staff for I (BR) Corps in 1959 and Director of Military Intelligence in June 1962, in which capacity he dealt with the defection of the intercept operator Brian Patchett,[4] before retiring in 1965.[5]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 Birthday Honours.[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1965 New Year Honours.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Recommendation for Award for Oswald, Marshall St John". National Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 35934". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 March 1943. p. 1176.
- ^ "No. 37004". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 March 1945. p. 1709.
- ^ Harding, Thomas (2015). The House by the Lake. William Heinemann. ISBN 978-0434023226.
- ^ "Army commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4148.
- ^ "No. 43529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1965. p. 2.