Henry James Johnson

Henry James Johnson

Infobox Military Person
name=Henry James Johnson
born= birth date|1924|12|21
died= death date and age|2008|7|20|1924|12|21
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=
nickname=Jim
allegiance= flag|United Kingdom
serviceyears=1939–1963
rank=Colonel
branch= Special Air Service, British Army
battles=Second World War
awards=Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Colonel Henry James "Jim" Johnson OBE TD (December 21 1924-July 20 2008) was a member of Lloyds and British Army officer, who after commanding 21 SAS (TA) lead Britain's clandestine war against Egyptian forces in Yemen during the mid-1960s. Subsequently he set up Britain's first post-war private military company.

Early Life

He was educated at Westminster School and was there at the same time as Tony Benn. He joined the British Army and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the Welsh Guards [LondonGazette|issue=36298|supp=yes|startpage=5583|date=21 December 1943|accessdate=2008-08-14] .

After The War

He relinquishes commission to become TA SAS trooper [LondonGazette|issue=38372|startpage=4382|date=3 August 1948|accessdate=2008-08-14] then promoted back to Lt [LondonGazette|issue=38510|supp=yes|startpage=200|date=11 January 1949|accessdate=2008-08-14] . Then through a series of promotions to Colonel [LondonGazette|issue=39034|supp=yes|startpage=4963|date=6 October 1950|accessdate=2008-08-14] [LondonGazette|issue=39413|supp=yes|startpage=6645|date=18 December 1951|accessdate=2008-08-14] [LondonGazette|issue=39907|supp=yes|startpage=3789|date=7 July 1953|accessdate=2008-08-14] [LondonGazette|issue=40259|supp=yes|startpage=4875|date=20 August 1954|accessdate=2008-08-14] [LondonGazette|issue=40506|supp=yes|startpage=3379|date=7 June 1955|accessdate=2008-08-14] [LondonGazette|issue=41931|supp=yes|startpage=542|date=15 January 1960|accessdate=2008-08-14] [LondonGazette|issue=42959|supp=yes|startpage=3027|date=2 April 1963|accessdate=2008-08-14] [LondonGazette|issue=43043|supp=yes|startpage=5633|date=28 June 1966|accessdate=2008-08-14] .

He received OBE [LondonGazette|issue=42870|supp=yes|startpage=6|date=28 December 1962|accessdate=2008-08-14] for his services to the TA.

References

* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2553726/Colonel-Jim-Johnson.html "Telegraph obituary"] of Colonel Jim Johnson


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