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MacAskie, Francis Gilbert - MC*
Rank : Captain (Honorary Major)
Army Number : 121772
Unit : 1/5th Bn, 2nd Bn
Biography :
Commissioned into The Leicestershire Regiment 9.3.1940. Initially served in 1/5th Bn and thence to 2nd Leicesters. Wounded and captured in Crete in 1941. On his third attampt to escape captivity he killed a German. The Pope intervened to prevent his execution. Returned to captivity near Athens. Successfully escaped and made his way back to Egypt. Awarded the M.C. (L.G. 26.3.1942). He was given permission to organise prisoner of war escapes from Greece. Later worked with Greek guerillas. He was awarded the Bar to the M.C. (L.G. 26.3.1944) for gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East. After the war from 1945-46 he was liaison officer to Archbishop Damaskinos during his Regency of Greece, and retired from the Army on 14.11.1946. At the time of his death in 1951, he was the Balkan correspondent of 'The Times' newspaper.
Date of Birth : 1912
Date of Death : 1951
Place of Death : Middlesex
Civil Occupation : 'Times' correspondent
Period of Service : 1940-46
Conflicts : WW2
Places Served : North Africa, Crete, Greece
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