| NAME | Harrison OBE MC BEM | Edgar Charles |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Sergeant |
ON DEMOB
Captain |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
2320050 |
PRISONER
N/A |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
R Sigs, MI6 Section VIII Special Comms Unit, also ISLD (Inter Services Liaison Department) |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
Sep 1940 – 29 April 1941 (Greece) May 1941 (Crete) |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Escaped by boat from Kalamata, rescued by HMS Kandahar. Taken off Crete by RN Operation | |
| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
N/A |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
N/A |
| NOTES
Gave oration at Kalamata Commemorations Died November 2005 Source: Widow Florence Harrison (died March 2014) and Edgar’s biographer Geoffrey Pidgeon Summary of Decorations British Empire Medal (Mil) for gallantry at Kalamata Military Cross for conspicuous service in Yugoslavia MBE in 1958 for service to communications in Moscow OBE in 1974 for service to Diplomatic Wireless Communications. Foreign decorations :- Royal Yugoslavian Order of St. Michael & St.George Soviet Russian Order of the Red Banner Greek War Medal. STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Edgar Harrison from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. Please note we are sharing the contents of our Archive in good faith and in the spirit of the veterans asking us to “Tell Them We Were Here”. The copyright rests with the original authors (as credited), the families and/or The Brotherhood of Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns. |
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