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Datum, místo narození: Date and Place of Birth:
DD.MM.1913 ? /
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Datum, místo úmrtí: Date and Place of Decease:
DD.MM.2001 ?
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Nejvýznamnější funkce: (maximálně tři) Most Important Appointments: (up to three)
velitel 1. praporu Královskích strelcov velitel 13. parašutistického praporu zástupca velitela 13. parašutistického praporu
1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers 13th (2nd/4th Bn The South Lancashire Regiment) Parachute Battalion Commander Second-in-Command 13th (2nd/4th Bn The South Lancashire Regiment) Parachute Battalion
Jiné významné skutečnosti: (maximálně tři) Other Notable Facts: (up to three)
DD.MM.RRRR Second Lieutenant DD.MM.RRRR Lieutenant DD.MM.RRRR Captain DD.MM.RRRR Major DD.MM.RRRR Lieutenant Colonel DD.MM.RRRR Colonel
Průběh vojenské služby: Military Career:
DD.MM.1931-DD.MM.1938 1. prapor Královskích strelcov DD.MM.1938-DD.MM.RRRR Západoarabský zbro, Sudanskych obranných sil DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR WIA DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.1943 1. prapor Královskích strelcov DD.MM.1943-DD.MM.1944 zástupca velitela 13. parašutistického praporu DD.MM.1944-DD.MM.1944 velitel 13. parašutistického praporu DD.MM.1944-DD.MM.RRRR WIA DD.MM.1944-DD.MM.RRRR pridelený k Parašutistickej výcvikovej škole, ostrov Wight DD.MM.1945-DD.MM.RRRR brigádny major Severnej oblasti, Královich Africkích strelcov DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR velitel ? roty 1. prapor Královskích strelcov DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.1952 zástupca velitela 1. praporu Královskích strelcov DD.MM.1952-DD.MM.1953 velitel Somálskich skautov DD.MM.1953-DD.MM.195R velitel 1. praporu Královskích strelcov 01.08.1955-DD.MM.RRRR rezerva 14.05.1967-DD.MM.RRRR výslužba
DD.MM.1931-DD.MM.1938 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers DD.MM.1938-DD.MM.RRRR Western Arab Corps, Sudan Defence Force DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR WIA DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.1943 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers DD.MM.1943-DD.MM.1944 Second-in-Command 13th (2nd/4th Bn The South Lancashire Regiment) Parachute Battalion DD.MM.1944-DD.MM.1944 13th (2nd/4th Bn The South Lancashire Regiment) Parachute Battalion Commander DD.MM.1944-DD.MM.RRRR WIA DD.MM.1944-DD.MM.RRRR attached to Parachute Training School, Isle of Wight DD.MM.1945-DD.MM.RRRR Brigade Major of the Northern Area, Kings African Rifles DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR ? Company Commander 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.1952 Second in Command 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers DD.MM.1952-DD.MM.1953 Somaliland Scouts Commander DD.MM.1953-DD.MM.195R 1st Battalion Commander The Royal Fusiliers 01.08.1955-DD.MM.RRRR reserve 14.05.1967-DD.MM.RRRR Retired
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William Harris was born in 1913 in India.
In 1931 is pridelený to 1. parporu Královskích strelcov in India and zostáva with this unit until 1938 ever explored hladajúc adventure sa dobrovilne reporting to Západoafrickému corps Sudánskych defence force.
In Sudánskych defense forces slúžil to who was injured at Fort Dambacha odkial bol evacuated on ukoristenom nepriatelskom lietadle to Chartumu.
For his shares in Afrike is the award-winning military krížom.
After vyliečení zo injuries sa Harris vracia the 1. battalion Královskích strelcov but 1943 is pridelený ako zástupca velitela to 13. parašutistickému battalion. With this unit the sa participates in vylodenia in Normandy.
Here is again injured tentoraz odstrelovačom and is evacuated and in time rekonvalescencie is pridelený to Parašutistickej training school on the island of Wright and neskôr posted on štábne kolégium Camberley.
Koncom the army is sent to Egypt and neskôr to Ken ako brigádny major Severnej area, Královich Africkích strelcov. Bol I like this poslaniu ankolko his family lived in this period in Kenya.
After ako sa again joined 1. the battalion as a company commander and neskôr ako zástupca velitela battalion in 1952 poverený command Somálskich skautov (Somaliland scouts).
In 1953 he commands Harris 1. battalion Královskích strelcov and pripája sa with them to campaign in Suaezskom kanáli.
Nasledovného year is a banner presunutý to the Sudan, florence or you it was the troubled year of dôvodu chcenia získania independence. In 1955 sa battalion vracia to england, and Harris sa sťahuje from the army and odchadza to Ken on my farm in Hoyes Bridge.
Here farmárčil up to independence landscape ever explored sa presťahoval to Nanyuki, close to Mount Kenya.
But neither vo výslužbe nestratil contact so my old unit and the like privítal when niektorá of čiat visited his farm.
, Abyssinia
During the service in the Abyssinia of his unit formed the súčasť forces Orde Wingateho forces.
Tieto sila sa skladali of 2 praporov zo Sudan and quantity of kmeňovích bojovníkov from Abyssinie ktorí sa organized the ako support pre the exiled cisára Haile Selassie. Tieto forces operated in the west country landscape, and they fought against Italian forces which invaded the landscape in 1936.
After vyčitsení of the province of Gojjam from nepriatela bolo decided 27.2.1941 zaútočiť on pevnosť in Burye.
During the attack Harris, ako "binbashi" (por.) in Hraničiarskom battalion Sudánskych defense forces viedol your company against the Italian ťažkej kulometnej fire and personally riadil operácie his minometnej čaty completely nedbajúc vlasného bezpečia.
The fight continued niekolko days, who sa nepriatel nestiahol to Debra Marcos, seen northwest from the Addis Ababa. During the battle and subsequent prenasledovania nepriatela Harris velil summon rote with tactical umom and spôsoboval ťažké straty nepriatelovi.
During one counterattack nepriatelskej cavalry Harris sa built and strielajúc from pása, kričiac riadil successfully the direction of the shooting his streleckých section as well.
6.3. in attack on Fort Dambacha, bol Harris seriously injured by machine-gun fire into the hrude, prićom personally it obviazal Orde Wingate.
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