Captain Thomas Charles David Russell MC, MiD Military CrossMention in Dispatches
Service Number 132235
Campaign:
World War 2
Died:
4.9.1943
Parent unit Scots Guards / 1 SAS
Aged 28
Buried at Bucharest War Cemetery, Romania. 2, E, 3
His brother George Anthony Russell also fell
Born 28.8.1915 Bridgefoot House,South Mimms,Hertfordshire, resided Ipswich,son of Charles Ernest and Enid Barbara Russell,Kingsford,Essex
brother of George Anthony Russell, KIA 2.11.1942 age 21 at El Alamein as 2Lt (184845)7 Bn Rifle Brigade
educated Eton (Cpl in OTC), educated Trinity College, Cambridge and Royal Agricultural College,Cirencester
farmer, Broke Hall,Nacton,near Ipswich
graduated RMC Sandhurst 25.5.1940 (2Lt),training at Pirbright 13.7.1940
Scots Guards Training Bn 5.10.1940
1 Bn Scots Guards (C Company) 21.4.1941
2 Bn Scots Guards 1942
51 Commando 25.5.1942
Special Interrogation Group (SIG) (2IC)
L Detachment SAS 30.6.1942
1 SAS (D Squadron) September 1942 - April 1943
award M.C. (for Tobruk Op.Agreement)
SOE Force 133 April 1943
Mission Ranji
alias Albert Thomas
dropped into Yugoslavia 15/16.6.1943
into Romania August 1943
shot by person unknown 6 k from Varciorova,Romania
awarded posthumous Mention in Despatches
Memorial(s):
| Country | Location | Name of Memorial | Campaign | Names | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Eton College In the Cloisters Eton SL6 6DB England | Eton College War Memorial | World War 1 World War 2 |
Thomas Russell | 4-9-1943 | View |
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