Flavell, Edwin William Conquest

Flavell was born 22.2.1898 on 15 Stansfield Road, Stockwell, London and in the youth visited King's College School vo Wimbledon, London.

In 1914 about age 17 years, onset of service at the Východosurreyského regiment and dôstojníkom sa stave about 5 mesiacov neskôr.

In 1916 the presunutý to novovytvoreným Kulometným zborom and in 1917 is najmladším slúžiacim major about the age of 20 years.

During the battle in Cambrai he's injured. His first military cross gets after ako had a lot velenie pešej company after ako vśetci dôstojníci that have fallen al. boli injury, pričom preskupil company and continued with that in the fight.

His second military cross going for výnimočnú the courage and the initiative given prejavil during operácii u Ribécourt 28.9.1918. Personally viedol one zo section as well summon the company tvárov in the face kulometnej fire, prićom nepriatelské pozćie occupied and captured 2 nepriatelské polná does after ako eliminated the ich crew.

In half of marco 1918 is prevelený to take over all velenie 126. kulometnej company, where slúžil under him aj vtedy ako por. Richard Nelson Gale. His third military cross receives for the fight on Hindenburgovej line.

After the end of the war working in lodiarskom priemysle, but naďalej zostáva in aktívnej service in Východosurreyského regiment. To jednotke is again called upon after the outbreak of the 2. st. army.

His first postom in this period is zástupca velitela 2/7. battalion Middlesexského regiment and with this unit the sa participates in operácii vo France ako súčasť British expedićných forces.

A short time is podplukovníkom and he is the velenie 70. Middlesexského battalion (mladích vojakov)
Flavell is selected to take over all velenie 2. skydiving battalion. Ako parachutist získava kvalifikáciua in októbri 1941 in parašutistickom kurz 2 on RAF Ringway.

In apríly 1942 Flavell opúšťa 2. the battalion that had taken velenie 1. parašutistickej brigade and subsequently the parameter viedol in the campaign in the severnej Afrike. After his velenie fell ochre rfect person from another aj 509. US parachute regiment and Francúzski paratroopers and commandos.

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During the 4 mesiacov Paratroop brigade under the command of brig. Flavella fought vynikajúcim spôsobom and the commander of that brigade was vzorom and inšpiráciou pre bojujúce forces your odvahoa and oddanosťou service.

In júny 1943 sa vracia to england and becomes sa velitelom airborne zariadení where he interacts with the RAF during the training parašutistov ktorí slúžia ako backup pre 1. výsadkovú divíziu on blízkom east, and in Italy, taktiež works pre the training of commando forces doc got even vydasené in Normandy and podiela sa on vytváraní Polack parašutistickej brigade.

Taktiež some time in command of 5. parašutistickej brigáde.
In júny 1944 nahradzuje vo command 6. výsadkovej brigade of brig. Hugh Kindersleyho, ktorý bol injured. Jednotke in charge during the whole campaign in Normandy and taktiež during the winter of 1944-1945 in the ardennes. After this is menovaný zástupcom chief of staff 1. members of the parachute corps.

Vo the elections of 1945 is kandidátom for Konzervatívnu side for North-West Hendon and prehrá about a couple of little voice.

The year 1948 is zástupcom lieutenant pre Middlesex in 1948 and neskôr sa becomes predsedom Asociácie Teritoriálnej army grófstva Middlesex.

Brigadier Flavell umiera 29.11.1993.

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