Marshall St John Oswald

Marshall St John Oswald
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major-General
Battles/wars Second World War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

Major-General Marshall St John Oswald CB, CBE, DSO, MC was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.

Military career

Oswald was commissioned into the Royal Artillery.[1] He served in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Military Cross[2] and the Distinguished Service Order.[3]

After the War he became Chief of Staff for I (BR) Corps in 1959 and Director of Military Intelligence in June 1962, in which capacity he dealt with the defection of the intercept operator Brian Patchett,[4] before retiring in 1965.[5]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 Birthday Honours.[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1965 New Year Honours.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Recommendation for Award for Oswald, Marshall St John". National Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 35934. p. 1176. 11 March 1943. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37004. p. 1709. 29 March 1945. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Harding, Thomas (2015). "The House by the Lake". William Heinemann. ISBN 978-0434023226.
  5. ↑ "Army commands" (PDF). Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 42370. p. 4148. 2 June 1961. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43529. p. 2. 1 January 1965. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Richard Lloyd		 Director of Military Intelligence
1962–1965 		Succeeded by
Post Disbanded
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