Gannon, Jack Rose Compton

Date of birth:: November 1st, 1882 (Ireland)
Date of death:: April 25th, 1980 (Midhurst/Sussex, United Kingdom)
Service number:: 1838
Nationality:: British

Biography

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Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Rank:: Major
Awarded on:: June 23rd, 1922

As Assistant Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief India.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant-Colonel
Awarded on:: June 11th, 1942

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1945

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1946

Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.3x)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Brigadier
Awarded on:: October 17th, 1946

Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit:: Headquarters, 21st Army Group, British Army

"Colonel J.R.C. GANNON has been Deputy Military Secretary of 21 Army Group since its formation in July 1943. He has been responsible to the Commander-in-Chief for appointments of the Commanders and Staffs of the Army Group. His exceptional knowledge of individual officers throughout the British Army and his untiring energy in visiting Commanders personally prior to and after D Day contributed largely to these appointments and being filled by the officers most suited to fill them. Through his efforts replacement of casualties has been carried out expeditiously. His work has contributed to the success of the operations culminating in the liberation of France."