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[[Colonel]] '''Henry James "Jim" Johnson''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Territorial Decoration|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.
[[Colonel]] '''Henry James "Jim" Johnson''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] ([[December 21]] [[1924]]-[[July 20]] [[2008]]) was a member of Lloyds and [[British Army]] officer, who after commanding [[Artists Rifles|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==
==Early Life==

Revision as of 12:28, 23 August 2008

This article is about British Army officer. For the baseball player, see Jim Johnson (baseball). For people named Jim Johnson, see Jim Johnson.
Henry James Johnson
Nickname(s)Jim
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchSpecial Air Service, British Army
Years of service1939–1963
RankColonel
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer 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[1].

After The War

He relinquishes commission to become TA SAS trooper[2] then promoted back to Lt[3]. Then through a series of promotions to Colonel[4][5][6][7] [8][9][10][11].

He received OBE[12] for his services to the TA.


References

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  2. ^ "No. 38372". The London Gazette. 3 August 1948. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  4. ^ "No. 39034". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 6 October 1950. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  7. ^ "No. 40259". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 20 August 1954. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "No. 40506". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 7 June 1955. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "No. 41931". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 15 January 1960. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "No. 42959". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 2 April 1963. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "No. 43043". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 28 June 1966. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "No. 42870". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 28 December 1962. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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