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Boscher, Edouard

    Service number:
    n° 38419
    Nationality:
    French (1870-present, Republic)

    Biography

    Maquisard - French Resistance in Brittany
    29.08.1944: joined the 2nd Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes in Vannes
    22.11-11.12.1944: SAS course 143B at Ringway
    08.04.1945 : Amherst with 4th Bat. SAS - 2e RCP - WIA and captured by the German

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Chasseur 1ère classe (Private 1st clas)
    Unit:
    2 RCP, 4th SAS Regiment, Special Air Service (SAS), Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
    Awarded on:
    January 2nd, 1951
    Awarded for:
    Operation Amherst

    Royal decree no.15
    Bronzen Kruis (BK)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    November 28th, 1944
    Insigne Parachutiste FFL
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    WIA 08.04.1945
    Médaille des blessés de guerre

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