Chavasse , Noel Willinc
- Date of birth:
- April 11th, 1920
- Date of death:
- 1974
- Service number:
- 174749
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Major Noel Willinc Chavasse MBE MC was commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment in 1939 and later served with the 8th Army. His father (OBE, MC, TD) was the Bishop of Rochester and a great friend of Field Marshal Montgomery, who’s Staff Chavasse joined as Monty's personal ADC Staff Officer and would serve on during the Normandy campaign and the early post war years. His uncle N.G. Chavasse won the Victoria Cross and Bar with the RAMC during WW1.
Promotions:
1 March, 1941: 2nd Lieutenant
17 January, 1945: Lieutenant
11 April, 1947: Captain
5 July, 1947: commission resigned with honorary rank of Major
20 January, 1959: commissioned as Lieutenant in the Army Cadet Forces - Kincardine
1 november 1959: Commission resigned
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Unit:
- The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Rochester, Kent).
- Awarded on:
- August 19th, 1943
"During the Battles of Mareth and the Gabes Gap this Officer displayed great courage and devotion to duty. He carried out his duties of L.O. all over the Battle area, at times under heavy fire and in heavily mined areas. He never faltered and his services were outstanding, he was an inspiration to others and contributed in no small way to the success of the Highland Division."
Air Medal (AM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Unit:
- The Middlesex Regiment (Tine Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1945
"Noel Willinic Chavasse MC Captain 1/7 Middlesex, British Army, for Meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flights in Italy from 1 October to 31 December 1943. As a General Staff Officer Headquarters Eight Army, Captain Chavasse flew across the high mountains of Italy in order to bring to the Commanding General Eight Army, a prompt and accurate report of the progress and tactical position of American Fifth Army operating to the left of the British. In spite of weather obstacles and conditions of combat, not once did Captain Chavasse fail to return on schedule with vital information that was of material aid in welding the two great Armies into a potent Allied Force."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Unit:
- The Middlesex Regiment (Tine Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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The London Gazette
Publication date:11 March 1941 Supplement:35103Page:1499
- The London Gazette Publication date:17 August 1943 Issue:36138Page:3722
- The London Gazette Publication date:12 January 1945 Supplement:36892Page:394
- The London Gazette Publication date:22 May 1945 Supplement:37091Page:2653
- The London Gazette Publication date:4 June 1946 Supplement:37598Page:2773
- The London Gazette Publication date:20 May 1947 Supplement:37962Page:2304
- The London Gazette Publication date:1 July 1947 Supplement:38006Page:3061
- The London Gazette Publication date:13 March 1959 Supplement:41657Page:1814
- The London Gazette Publication date:29 January 1960 Supplement:41943Page:848
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