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Sir Francis Brooks Richards,, LdH, CdG (1918–2002) was a director of operations for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War, and subsequently a British diplomat.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Algiers, Brian Stewart (diplomat), Cabinet Office, Charles de Gaulle, Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), Distinguished Service Order, Dorchester, Dorset, Duff Cooper, English Channel, Falmouth, Cornwall, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, François Darlan, Francis Richards (diplomat), Greek junta, Helford River, Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom), Legion of Honour, Magdalene College, Cambridge, Motor torpedo boat, Office of Public Sector Information, Order of St Michael and St George, Peter Churchill, Routledge, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Navy, Selwyn Lloyd, Southampton, Special Operations Executive, Stowe School, Tunisia, Vietnam War.

  2. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Greece
  3. Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Vietnam
  4. Civil servants in the Commonwealth Relations Office

Algiers

Algiers (al-Jazāʾir) is the capital and largest city of Algeria, located in the north-central part of the country.

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Brian Stewart (diplomat)

Brian Thomas Webster Stewart (27 April 1922 – 16 August 2015) was a British soldier, colonial official, diplomat and the second-most senior officer in the British Secret Intelligence Service.

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Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Charles de Gaulle

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French military officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France. Brooks Richards and Charles de Gaulle are Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France).

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Croix de Guerre 1939–1945

The 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the created on 26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.

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Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)

The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a third-level military decoration awarded for gallantry during active operations against the enemy at sea to officers; and, since 1993, ratings and other ranks of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the British Merchant Navy have been eligible.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Dorchester, Dorset

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England.

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Duff Cooper

Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, (22 February 1890 – 1 January 1954), known as Duff Cooper, was a British Conservative Party politician and diplomat who was also a military and political historian.

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English Channel

The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.

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Falmouth, Cornwall

Falmouth (label) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle

Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle (4 November 1922 – 26 December 1942) was a royalist member of the French Resistance during World War II.

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François Darlan

Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan (7 August 1881 – 24 December 1942) was a French admiral and political figure.

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Francis Richards (diplomat)

Sir Francis Neville Richards (born 1945) is a former British civil servant and diplomat who was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar from 2003 to 2006, and the director of the Government Communications Headquarters from 1998 to 2003. Brooks Richards and Francis Richards (diplomat) are Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.

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Greek junta

The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974.

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Helford River

The Helford River (Dowr Mahonyer) is a ria (flooded river valley) in Cornwall, England, fed by small streams into its many creeks.

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Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)

The Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) is an interagency deliberative body of the United Kingdom responsible for intelligence assessment, coordination, and oversight of the Secret Intelligence Service, Security Service, GCHQ, and Defence Intelligence.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Magdalene College, Cambridge

Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Motor torpedo boat

A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century.

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Office of Public Sector Information

The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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Peter Churchill

Peter Morland Churchill, Croix de Guerre (1909 – 1972) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer in France during the Second World War. Brooks Richards and Peter Churchill are British Special Operations Executive personnel and Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France).

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Royal Naval Reserve

The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Selwyn Lloyd

John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn-Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd, (28 July 1904 – 17 May 1978) was a British politician.

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Southampton

Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, England.

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Special Operations Executive

Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II.

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Stowe School

Stowe School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) for pupils aged 13–18 in Stowe, England. Brooks Richards and Stowe School are people educated at Stowe School.

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Tunisia

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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See also

Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Greece

Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Vietnam

Civil servants in the Commonwealth Relations Office

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Richards

Also known as Sir Brooks Richards.