Young, Peter
- Date of birth:
- July 28th, 1915 (Kensington/London, Great Britain)
- Date of death:
- September 13th, 1988 (TewkesburyGloucestershire, Great Britain)
- Service number:
- 77254
- Nationality:
- British
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Military Cross (MC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Captain
- Unit:
- No. 3 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- April 3rd, 1942
- Awarded for:
- Operation Archery
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Unit:
- No. 3 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1942
- Awarded for:
- Operation Jubilee
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Unit:
- No. 3 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- October 21st, 1943
- Awarded for:
- Operation Husky
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major
- Unit:
- No. 3 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government
- Awarded on:
- January 13th, 1944
Third MC awarded as second bar for on the ribbon of the first MC.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- 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
- - Second Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35510 published on the 31 March 1942
- Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35729 published on the 2 October 1942
- Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36217 published on the 19 October 1943
- Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36327 published on the 11 January 1944
- Unit Histories
- YOUNG, Peter (Brig) | Commando Veterans Archive
- Picture with awards
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