OBE awarded to Colonel John Anthony Stafford Fearfield, Royal Signals, attached to Force 136, Special Operations Executive, 1947
This Order of the British Empire (OBE) was awarded to Fearfield for his gallantry while serving with Force 136 of the Special Operations Executive, during 1942-1945. Force 136 operated in Asia against the Japanese. Commanded by British officers, it recruited indigenous people in Burma, Malaya, China and Thailand to assist in sabotage and intelligence gathering.
From medal group including, 1939-45 Star, Burma Star 1941-45, Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 1939-45, General Service Medal 1918-62, United Nations Korea Medal 1950-1954.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1999-09-67-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-09-67-1
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