992:, 20 miles from where they landed. Army Group Headquarters initially agreed with the proposal and supplied aerial photography of the headquarters. At the same time, it was discovered that local German forces were beginning an anti-partisan drive into the mountains where the battalion was stationed. Despite this however, Farran decided to continue with the attack, and was en route to the headquarters with the battalion when he was contacted by Army Group Headquarters, who withdrew permission for the attack to take place. Farran ignored the injunction and continued towards the target, on the grounds that he might lose all credibility with the partisans if their first operation was cancelled. Farran had conducted a personal reconnaissance of the headquarters on 23 March, and the battalion arrived in three columns at a farm about 10 miles (16 km) from the target on 26 March. There they rested until nightfall. At 02:00 on 27 March the battalion began the attack on the headquarters.
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Florence-Modena route, with the intention of harassing German troops using it. On 5 April Farran received word that the offensive was beginning, and led the battalion to its new area of operations. When it arrived, it was discovered that the terrain lacked any cover for the partisans; as the road ran along an open valley, this would force the jeeps to drive right up to the convoys before opening fire. Farran therefore decided to target German troops on and around the road with the 75-mm howitzer, and then send in the jeeps after they had been bombarded. An initial attack on the village of Sassuolo, near Modena, was extremely successful, and the partisans launched a number of similar raids against Route 12.
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his light tanks for the task but was told that no heavy tanks were left. Farran later wrote of his guilt at allowing the dangerous lead position to be taken by a subordinate -"I did not care for orders when it suited me, but this time I had chosen to obey them because I knew that I would be killed if I did not. I should have been in that leading tank. Instead, there was
Skedgewell dead and his pretty young wife waiting at home. I felt as if I had murdered him." During the action he was wounded in the right arm and both of his legs, and as a result he was captured by German forces. It was at this time that he was awarded the
960:, himself, but was forbidden by staff officers at 15th Army Group's headquarters. He did, however, get permission to accompany the transport aircraft the SAS troopers used to parachute into the area. When the operation began on 4 March, Farran "accidentally" fell out of the aircraft from which he was watching the parachute drop, although he was fortunate enough to have a parachute on at the time and his personal kit with him. All of the troopers landed safely, although one officer dislocated his shoulder on landing and had to be left in the care of several Italian civilians. They were met by the SOE liaison officer,
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Germans stayed inside with bursts of machine gun fire. Although effective, this conflagration meant that the Germans in Villa Rossi were alerted to the attack before the group of partisans attacking the villa could begin their assault; as in the other villa, the occupants put up a stiff resistance and stymied attempts by the partisans to reach the top floor. A number of Germans were killed in the firefight, however, and one may have been the Corps commander. Under heavy fire, the partisans retreated after setting fire to the villa's kitchen.
1042:, who strafed the area and inflicted more casualties. After fighting all day, Farran withdrew the battalion from the area, and after harassing more German transport columns for a further day, moved the battalion into Modena to help mop up any remaining resistance. Very soon afterwards, orders came for the operation to cease and the British troops to travel to Florence. During its time operating, the battalion had killed an estimated 300 German soldiers and destroyed twenty vehicles, as well as taking 158 prisoners of war, and had suffered 24 casualties in return.
972:. Although this was agreed to, Farran was not enamoured with the state of the partisans when he first inspected them, stating that "nearly all of them had some physical defect." To improve their fitness and training, Farran arranged for several instructors and an Italian interpreter to be parachuted in, as well as a large quantity of supplies. Within a few days the SAS company, with a strength of 40 men, had arrived to form the core of the battalion, with one officer and four men attached to each of the other companies in a supervisory capacity.
1009:. Six Russians from the covering force were captured, and Thompson states that they were probably executed 'on the spot'. (it was later discovered that the six missing Russians were safe at the Resistance headquarters days later.) About 60 Germans had been killed by the partisans, including the Chief of Staff. In the aftermath of the raid, the local German forces undertook a drive into the mountains with the goal of eliminating the partisans. Between 28 March and 12 April, aided by the SAS and using heavy weapons, which included a 75-mm
851:, rendezvousing with the first group. The same process took place on the following day, but once again the leading group encountered German troops and suffered heavy losses, only the commander surviving and escaping; they were unable to warn the other two groups, which were also attacked. Farran and his men were able to skirt the Germans, but the third group were all but destroyed, with only a few surviving. The survivors retreated back to Paris, and eventually joined Farran by parachute insertion at a later date.
878:. During the month they had been active, Farran and his men had caused more than 500 German casualties, and destroyed some 95 enemy vehicles and more than 100,000 gallons of petrol. 17 SAS troopers had been lost, including one in a parachuting accident, as well as 16 jeeps. After linking up with the American forces, Farran sent the squadron back to Paris and granted it a week's leave in the capital, despite it officially being out of bounds to all British troops. As a result of these actions, Farran was awarded a
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began when the war came to an end, and by early 1947 Palestine had experienced a large number of attacks against
British targets. Debates raged in London over what the best course of action was to combat the attacks. On 2 March 1947, martial law was declared throughout Tel Aviv and the Jewish sector of Jerusalem, with the intended aim of differentiating the paramilitary members from the civilian population and ending the attacks. However, this had the opposite effect, and the number of attacks actually doubled.
866:. Farran took command of the combined group, which consisted of a composite squadron of 60 troopers, 10 jeeps and a civilian truck, and ordered it to move to another base to avoid further German scrutiny. The squadron roamed around until the end of August, assaulting German troop convoys and facilities, and then split into three groups to maximise the area they could cover and the damage that could be dealt to the German forces. Throughout their entire time behind German lines they were supplied by the
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involvement were first raised after a grey trilby hat, bearing the name Farran or Farkan, was found near the street corner where a struggling
Rubowitz was seen being pushed into a car. Farran claimed he was being framed and fled to Syria. The Syrians, who were sympathetic to Farran, offered him political asylum, hoping he would train their troops for special operations against the Zionists. The case was discussed by the Syrian government. However, Colonel
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801:, Allied commanders expected to be able to achieve a decisive breakout in Normandy. When this occurred, it was believed that a large number of German troops, particularly Panzer divisions, would retreat eastwards through the 'Orléans Gap' situated to the south of Paris; in order to trap these forces, it was planned to drop several British and American airborne divisions into the gap as a blocking force. Given the codename of
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ordered them to maintain a distance of 30 minutes and avoid all German resistance; unfortunately the first group disobeyed the orders and drove through the village of Mailly-le-Chateau, occupied by a German garrison. Although the group made it through the village, losing a jeep in the process, Farran and the next group were ambushed and came under fire, forcing his group and the following one to divert south to the
765:. Farran, with a detachment of 20 men from 'D' Squadron of 2 SAS, came ashore with the rest of 1 SRS with orders to create a base for future raids behind enemy lines. The seaborne landings soon became stalemated against fierce Axis resistance, and Farran and his men joined the rest of 1 SRS in an attempt to repel a German counterattack supported by armour. Positioned on a ridge with a light mortar and six
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Italians force their way into the two villas, while the Russian company would place themselves between the villas and the other buildings, preventing the rest of the garrison from intervening. The partisans were able to approach the villas without being spotted, quietly eliminating several sentries in the process. However, their plan to use their
773:, Farran and his men were able to help repel the attack. The Axis forces launched several more assaults on the Allied positions, which Farran and his men also helped to repulse, before finally retreating from the area. During the closing days of October, Farran commanded four parties of troops from 2 SAS who were landed by motor torpedo boat near the city of
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obscured from German search parties by mist and rain, the battalion arrived in a partisan-controlled village. For their efforts, the battalion had three
British soldiers killed, as well as eight British and Italians wounded; this included Lees, who suffered injuries that crippled him permanently – he was eventually taken by light aircraft to a hospital in
1070:. During his initial period in Palestine, he was with several fellow officers when a nearby ammunition dump was destroyed by guerrillas; Farran and his comrades pursued the guerrillas, managing to wound two of them. Shortly after this, Farran transferred back to Britain to serve as an instructor at Sandhurst, but then volunteered to be seconded to the
781:, as well as laying mines on the main road between the two towns. After being successfully extracted Farran and the rest of 2 SAS spent another four months in Italy, before returning to Britain in early 1944; around this time Farran received another Bar to his Military Cross for his successful actions around Pescara and Ancona.
933:. These operations were small in scale, however, and Farran began to devise a plan for deploying a larger formation; it would be deployed behind German lines, but still be close enough to 15th Army Group to aid Allied ground forces in their own operations. He focused his planning on the three departments of what is now
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actually dead. The result was that the case collapsed for lack of evidence. On 2 October 1947, Farran was acquitted. Rubowitz's family made many unsuccessful attempts to revive the case. Alexander
Rubowitz's body has never been found. After the trial, Fergusson was told to resign and leave the country within 36 hours.
843:. This was one of a number of bases set up by SAS patrols to attack retreating German troops and lines of communications. Under the command of Captain Grant-Hibbert, the troopers had spent the three weeks prior to Farran's arrival ambushing German convoys and blowing up a stretch of railway between Dijon and Langres.
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Russian screening force under machine-gun fire. On Farran's signal of a red Very light, the entire force retreated from the area, carrying those who had been wounded. After nearly a day marching through the mountains,
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to gain entry to the villa was trashed when it misfired. They were able to reach the interior of the villa by force, but fierce German resistance meant they were unable to move upstairs and kill the chief of staff; they therefore used explosives, petrol, and looted furniture to set the villa on fire,
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launched a successful assault on Cemetery Hill, in which Farran participated. German forces were eventually able to break through the British and Commonwealth positions around Galatas, and Farran was part of a counter-attack in an attempt to retake the village. He protested about the unsuitability of
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and well-hidden ground forces. Returning from this mission, Farran's troop encountered five Germans who attempted to surrender; he ordered them shot. Three of the Germans were killed, while the other two managed to escape. Farran later wrote that the incident occurred in the heat of the moment. On 21
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and 3-inch mortars, the partisans openly fought the Germans. The battalion was attacked three times in its previously prepared positions, each time repelling the attacks and inflicting heavy German casualties; after one attack on 10 April, the partisans counted 51 German bodies. After heavy fighting
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The journey to Grant-Hibbert's position took Farran and his men four days; the first 50 miles were uneventful, as local French resistance fighters were able to help the SAS troopers avoid German positions. To increase the chances of not being discovered, Farran split the jeeps into three groups, and
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practice. Utilizing jeeps, a citrus-fruit delivery truck and a dry-cleaner's lorry, Farran's team "moved among Jewish civilians in Jewish clothing" and made several arrests in the month they were active, although alert insurgents recognized them as British forces more than once. Farran did not have
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with orders to conduct reconnaissance patrols and attack targets of opportunity ahead of the general Allied advance. During this deployment Farran commanded a section of jeeps from 'D' Squadron, which ambushed a number of German convoys and linked up with advancing Canadian forces. They also became
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attack on the division's headquarters. He was subsequently evacuated to Britain, but pulled a number of strings until he was able to convince a medical board in February 1943 to pass him as capable for combat; he was transferred to three separate units before joining a group of new recruits heading
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for treatment, and by August he was able to walk with the aid of crutches. He made several unsuccessful attempts to escape, and finally succeeded when a sentry became distracted; Farran was able to crawl under the wire and make his way unseen to a nearby ditch. Moved between a series of houses, he
525:. In the aftermath of one battle, he was detailed to supervise a burial party and came across a damaged Italian tank, its entire crew dead; unable to recover the bodies, Farran set the tank's petrol tank on fire. After Operation Compass came to an end, the Hussars were transferred to the island of
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Now left with only seven of his original jeeps, Farran pressed on, the remainder of the troopers strafing a passing goods train, puncturing the boiler on its engine and forcing it to come to a halt. Eventually they linked up with Grant-Hibbert's men after one final encounter during their journey,
731:, where it was ordered to locate escaped Allied prisoners of war, managing to free 50. A report on the composite squadron's activities, including Farran's jeeps, concluded that their use had not been justified and that the SAS troops would have been better employed conducting sabotage operations.
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sail from blankets; their water supplies ran out shortly after, and Farran was forced to knock out one man who became agitated as a result. Fortunately one of the prisoners, a Sergeant Wright, was able to make a crude water distiller that produced enough drinkable water for the party to survive.
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After the election Lougheed would shuffle his cabinet, and Farran was appointed as the Solicitor General. He held that position until he retired from provincial politics at the dissolution of the legislature in 1979. During his time in office he served on numerous committees in the Legislature,
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After two high-profile kidnappings, the Cabinet acceded to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's request for the restrictions on force employed in security operations to be lifted, despite opposition from the Colonial Office and the fact that the Cabinet had signalled an intention to withdraw from
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When he returned to Florence and reported to Army Group Headquarters, Farran was told why the Headquarters had wanted to delay the raid on the Corps Headquarters; a major attack by 15th Army Group against that Corps had been scheduled to take place 10 days after the raid, and it was feared that
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was planning to launch an offensive in the area in which he and the partisans were operating. As the army's axis of advance would lead through Modena, Farran decided, with the approval of Army Group Headquarters, to move the battalion into Modena and support the local partisans operating there.
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Notes made by Farran while in custody and found after his escape reportedly contained a confession but were judged to be preparation for his defence and thus inadmissible under the rules of lawyer-client privilege. The prosecution failed to prove the hat was Farran's or even that Rubowitz was
1038:, causing German forces to retreat down Route 12. Positioning the partisan battalion near the Sassuolo Bridge, Farran used the howitzer, mortars, and a machine gun to open fire on the traffic using the bridge, destroying a number of vehicles. The attack attracted the attention of a flight of
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persuaded Farran to return voluntarily. However, when, contrary to Fergusson's assurances, he was arrested, Farran escaped to Jordan, finally returning when he heard of reprisals being planned against British officers. He was brought to trial in a British military court in Jerusalem.
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airfield, which was now under Allied control, with orders to begin Operation Wallace. His jeeps were to advance some 200 miles (320 km) behind German lines and link up with 50 SAS troopers who had previously established a base camp near Châtillon, to the north of the city of
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Farran's assault on the headquarters would alert the Germans to the attack. The attack had been cancelled, and as a result of this Farran believed that he would be court-martialled for disobeying orders. This did not occur, however, and he was in fact awarded the American
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when he lost control of the car on a road of freshly laid clay. The car overturned, throwing Farran out but killing Campbell in the process and knocking the other occupants unconscious; he later admitted that while he awaited rescue, he had contemplated
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964:. Lees took Farran and his men to meet the commander of the local Comando Unico, which was formed of four brigades – three Communist and one Christian Democrat. When they arrived, Farran proposed to the Unico that a new battalion known as the
1209:. The package arrived almost one year to the day after Alexander Rubowitz had disappeared, but Roy Farran was away and the explosion killed Francis Rex Farran, his younger brother. The bomb was sent by a Lehi cell in Britain led by
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Palestine. Former Royal Marine Nicol Gray, the Inspector General of the Palestine Police, impressed by the wartime exploits of special forces units behind the lines, authorized Brigadier Bernard Fergusson (who had served in the
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and later founded a non-profit organization called French Vosges, providing Franco-Canadian student exchanges. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1994 for his work in founding the organization. Farran battled against a
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assaulting a German radar station and causing the German garrison to flee; prisoners informed the SAS troopers that they believed the jeeps to be the advance guard of
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claimed that the letter had been addressed to "R. Farran", without knowledge of the younger brother. The documentary was shortlisted for an international film award.
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Farran launched his political career in Canada in 1961, running for a seat on the
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The sterling bracelet. A hundred inglorious bastards. A story of war and passions
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Major Farran's Hat: Murder, Scandal and Britain's War Against Jewish Terrorism
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first broadcast on 19 November 2004, Knesset member and former Lehi operative
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2462:"Literary Review – David Pryce-Jones on Major Farran's Hat by David Cesarani"
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any fluent Hebrew speakers, but didn't liaise with the
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SAS: rogue heroes : the authorized wartime story
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The Second World War 1939–1945 Army – Airborne Forces
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Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs
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2067:"Daily Telegraph – Obituary for Major Roy Farran"
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2459:, 1945–1948 By David CesaraniL, Literary Review
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643:In January 1942, Farran was appointed as the
563:, for gallantry during his service in Crete.
533:forces that were stationed there after their
447:Farran was born on 2 January 1921, either in
48:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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3099:Winged dagger: adventures on Special Service
2734:"Calgary Queen's Park election results 1963"
2704:. City of Calgary. p. 1. Archived from
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2763:"Calgary-North Hill election results 1971"
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2981:Thompson, Major General Julian (1999).
2875:The Regiment: The Real Story of the SAS
2790:. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation
2765:. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation
1996:
1771:. He won the new electoral district of
632:40 miles (64 km) off the coast of
509:Farran was posted on attachment to the
60:30 August 1971 – 13 March 1979
3196:British Army personnel of World War II
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651:, the newly promoted commander of the
280:Soldier, author, politician, publisher
1197:After his return from Palestine, the
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1775:, defeating Social Credit incumbent
1360:1950 United Kingdom general election
1237:1950 United Kingdom general election
427:during his command of an undercover
110:6 March 1973 – 2 April 1975
3276:Military personnel of British India
1107:"A free hand for us against terror"
3296:British people acquitted of murder
3286:Bishop Cotton School Shimla alumni
3078:Roy & Me: This Is Not a Memoir
1604:Member of the Legislative Assembly
585:by Commander-in-Chief General Sir
475:. He was educated in India at the
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2810:"Legislative Assembly of Alberta"
2594:Melman, Yossi (13 January 2005).
1158:Criminal Investigation Department
481:Royal Military College, Sandhurst
3261:Recipients of the Military Cross
2960:Otway, Lieutenant-Colonel T.B.H.
2569:No action against Col. Fergusson
2514:Cesarani, David (October 2012).
2417:Anderson, D., David Killingray.
1050:for his actions during Tombola.
37:Major Roy Farran by Denis Fildes
3306:Palestine Police Force officers
2818:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
1765:Legislative Assembly of Alberta
529:, to reinforce the British and
433:Legislative Assembly of Alberta
3291:People indicted for war crimes
3134:] (in Italian). Aliberti.
3117:Farran, Roy Alexander (1960).
3096:Farran, Roy Alexander (1948).
2646:. Da Capo Press. p. 201.
2553:Farran, Fergusson may be in UK
2125:Diana Condell (12 June 2006).
1392:. He also wrote and published
679:was forced to retreat towards
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3311:War criminals of World War II
2902:. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
2520:Small Wars & Insurgencies
1984:which resulted in having his
1806:1975 Alberta general election
1796:1975 Alberta general election
1769:1971 Alberta general election
1763:Farran ran for a seat to the
1621:1971 Alberta general election
1600:1963 Alberta general election
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711:, and despite suffering from
541:when the Germans began their
3266:Special Air Service officers
2613:Focal International (2006).
2532:10.1080/09592318.2012.709762
1792:Executive Council of Alberta
1097:Joint Intelligence Committee
1095:operatives that the British
1089:Special Operations Executive
763:1st Special Raiding Squadron
581:on being presented with the
579:John Charles "Jock" Campbell
140:Solicitor General of Alberta
3206:British emigrants to Canada
2925:. Purdue University Press.
1382:. He began working for the
1193:Lehi bombing of family home
1093:Secret Intelligence Service
988:, stationed in the area of
976:Villa Rossi and Villa Calvi
880:Distinguished Service Order
759:1st Special Service Brigade
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479:in Shimla, and then at the
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3075:Yacowar, Maurice (2010).
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1855:Progressive Conservative
1790:appointed Farran to the
1670:Progressive Conservative
1481:Progressive Conservative
1024:United States Fifth Army
864:United States Third Army
771:6 pounder anti-tank guns
263:Progressive Conservative
182:City of Calgary Alderman
2966:. Imperial War Museum.
1362:in the constituency of
1066:for a time, as well as
986:Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
830:Operation Wallace-Hardy
812:with 20 jeeps near the
767:Bren light machine guns
690:2nd Special Air Service
636:. Farran was awarded a
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3081:. Edmonton: AU Press.
1072:Palestine Police Force
919:6th Airborne Divisions
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515:North African Campaign
505:North Africa and Crete
2279:Thompson, pp. 369–370
2270:Thompson, pp. 368–369
2224:Thompson, pp. 331–332
2206:Thompson, pp. 330–331
2073:. London. 5 June 2006
2024:. London. 6 June 2006
1977:University of Alberta
1153:close quarters battle
1040:Supermarine Spitfires
828:Further information:
803:Operation Transfigure
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591:7th Armoured Division
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556:10th Infantry Brigade
3161:Faron born in Shimla
2385:Aldrich, pp. 261–262
2349:Aldrich, pp. 256–257
2101:20 July 2011 at the
1799:impact in the race.
1589:Calgary City Council
1122:Special Night Squads
1120:, the leader of the
769:, and later several
649:John "Jock" Campbell
477:Bishop Cotton School
467:). His father was a
439:during that period.
397:Roy Alexander Farran
3102:. London: Grafton.
3060:. London: Vintage.
2940:Jones, Tim (2005).
2843:Aldrich, Richard J.
2071:The Daily Telegraph
1421:Calgary Queens Park
1396:Calgary Highlanders
966:Battaglione Alleato
535:retreat from Greece
417:Special Air Service
349:Palestine Emergency
3121:. London: Collins.
3027:. London: Viking.
2828:on 5 October 2006.
2161:Asher, pp. 215–216
2127:"Major Roy Farran"
1937:Stephen Whitefield
1815:Calgary-North Hill
1773:Calgary-North Hill
1630:Calgary-North Hill
1368:Conservative Party
982:Valentin Feurstein
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707:, the invasion of
698:Lieutenant Colonel
692:being formed near
647:for Major General
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91:Calgary-North Hill
3141:978-88-7424-829-2
3119:Operation Tombola
3109:978-0-586-20085-8
3088:978-1-926836-10-2
3067:978-0-09-952287-4
3034:978-0-241-18663-3
2886:978-0-14-102652-7
2860:978-0-7156-3607-7
2674:on 11 August 2011
2653:978-0-306-81845-5
2596:"The Heruti code"
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2443:Jones, T. (2005)
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519:Operation Compass
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70:New district
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3005:West, Nigel
2879:. Penguin.
2584:West, p. 37
2421:, pp. 75–77
1830:Affiliation
1734:Carl Reich
1645:Affiliation
1608:Lee Leavitt
1465:Lee Leavitt
1436:Affiliation
1372:George Wigg
1329:B.S. White
1290:George Wigg
1261:Affiliation
818:Transfigure
814:Rambouillet
677:Eighth Army
272:Ruth Farran
242:1 June 2006
158:Preceded by
116:Preceded by
66:Preceded by
3170:Categories
2794:6 December
2769:6 December
2744:6 December
2715:5 December
2678:6 December
2625:2 December
2430:Jones, T.
2077:5 December
2028:5 December
1992:References
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1860:Roy Farran
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1503:Roy Farran
1310:Roy Farran
755:Fifth Army
681:El Alamein
634:Alexandria
627:Royal Navy
443:Early life
290:Allegiance
277:Occupation
25:Roy Farran
2540:0959-2318
2133:. London.
1971:Late life
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1441:Candidate
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1398:1921–1954
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1078:Palestine
1018:Aftermath
970:Wehrmacht
927:La Spezia
884:pseudonym
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685:Luftwaffe
630:destroyer
554:May, the
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201:In office
190:In office
148:In office
121:Len Werry
106:In office
56:In office
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2845:(2001).
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2099:Archived
1808:results
1623:results
1414:results
1239:results
1114:Chindits
1007:Florence
929:and the
872:panniers
795:Normandy
451:, or in
412:Two Bars
378:(France)
373:(France)
367:Two Bars
331:Commands
2600:Haaretz
2472:12 June
1915:Liberal
1911:
1892:
1887:14.50%
1867:70.96%
1851:
1767:in the
1728:
1723:11.84%
1707:
1702:43.28%
1682:43.81%
1666:
1534:
1529:10.61%
1519:Liberal
1515:
1510:16.53%
1496:
1491:17.64%
1477:
1472:48.20%
1380:Alberta
1376:Calgary
1335:12.42%
1325:Liberal
1317:32.96%
1314:19,825
1297:54.62%
1294:32,856
1203:Codsall
1036:Bologna
998:bazooka
990:Albinea
958:Tombola
857:General
779:Pescara
751:Termoli
744:Termoli
724:Taranto
713:malaria
694:Algiers
665:suicide
612:Piraeus
547:Galatas
471:in the
249:Calgary
81:Ed Oman
3138:
3106:
3085:
3064:
3031:
2993:
2970:
2948:
2929:
2906:
2883:
2857:
2650:
2538:
1986:larynx
1943:0.64%
1925:6.21%
1906:7.69%
1864:6,673
1751:11,323
1740:1.07%
1720:1,341
1679:4,961
1606:(MLA)
1564:1.40%
1548:5.62%
1507:1,496
1488:1,597
1364:Dudley
1346:60,151
1332:7,470
1285:Labour
1246:Dudley
947:Modena
945:, and
890:Greece
836:Rennes
810:glider
785:France
775:Ancona
757:. The
709:Sicily
660:Gazala
621:ad hoc
608:caïque
603:Athens
551:Stukas
453:Shimla
410:&
365:&
355:Awards
269:Spouse
3130:[
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2813:(PDF)
2709:(PDF)
2702:(PDF)
1954:9,404
1949:Total
1884:1,364
1840:Votes
1746:Total
1699:4,900
1655:Votes
1575:9,052
1570:Total
1469:4,363
1446:Votes
1341:Total
1271:Votes
1116:with
1085:Irgun
1064:Syria
939:Parma
841:Dijon
616:Egypt
539:Canea
527:Crete
457:India
406:
404:,
394:Major
383:(USA)
312:Major
225:Simla
3136:ISBN
3104:ISBN
3083:ISBN
3062:ISBN
3029:ISBN
2991:ISBN
2968:ISBN
2946:ISBN
2927:ISBN
2904:ISBN
2881:ISBN
2855:ISBN
2796:2009
2771:2009
2746:2009
2717:2009
2680:2009
2648:ISBN
2627:2009
2536:ISSN
2474:2011
2079:2009
2030:2009
1959:100%
1922:584
1903:723
1756:100%
1737:121
1580:100%
1545:509
1526:961
1351:100%
1199:Lehi
1170:Lehi
1091:and
917:and
729:Bari
425:Lehi
318:Unit
308:Rank
239:Died
219:Born
2528:doi
1896:NDP
1711:NDP
1561:126
1538:NDP
1133:MI6
915:1st
862:'s
638:Bar
601:in
401:DSO
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