| NAME | McNabb OBE | Richard O’Brien |
| RANK | IN GREECE
Captain |
ON DEMOB
Major, OBE |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
106080 |
PRISONER
N/A |
| UNIT | IN GREECE
SOE (MI9) |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE
March 1941 – Feb 1942 |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Organised resistance groups in Taygetos Mts consisting of Allied troops evading capture post-Kalamata, plus local partisans.
Captured by Italians (possibly June ’42) & sent to Campo after some time in jail. . |
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| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
Averoff Military Prison, Athens |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
Italy, Campo unknown; then to Germany after Italian capitulation |
| NOTES
Possibly originally NZ Engineers. Was working for Ministry of Economic Warfare in Roumania in early 1940. Transferred to MI9 in Istanbul (Oct ’40) & Athens (March ’41). Subject of several Official Reports & investigations. In the months following the Allied withdrawal, his effective resistance activities (using evading troops) against the occupying Italian forces brought reprisals against the local Greek population. It also made the successful escape and evasion of the remaining Allied troops somewhat more difficult. His presence was therefore considered a bit of a mixed blessing by some! His financial dealings with local supportive Greeks on behalf of HM Gov were also called into question. See the various accompanying reports. STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Richard O’Brien McNabb from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. Richard O’Brien McNabb Foreword Richard O’Brien McNabb Pre Greece Richard O’Brien McNabb Greek Campaign as Partisan 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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