Peter Young Military person

Brigadier Peter Young, DSO, MC & 2 bars (28 July 1915 – 13 September 1988) was a British Second World War soldier who served in the commandos, eventually commanding a brigade. Subsequently he went on to command a regiment of the Arab Legion before leaving the Army to become a lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In later life he founded The Sealed Knot, and became a well-known military historian and author.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 28, 1915
Birth place
London , Kensington
Date of deathSeptember 13, 1988
Place of death
Tewkesbury , Gloucestershire

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award
Mentioned in dispatches
Military Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Jordan
military command
3 Commando
3rd Commando Brigade
9th Regiment Arab Legion
military unit
Arab Legion
No. 3 Commando
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
service number77254
service start1937
service end1959

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