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Salmon , Harold Morrey , 1892-1985 , Colonel
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Born 1892; Pte, 7 (Cyclist) Bn, Welch Regt, 1908; Sgt, 1914; 2 Lt, Special Reserve, 1915; 16 Bn (Cardiff City), Welch Regt; served in France, Somme, Ypres, 1915-1916; MC, 1917; Company Commander, 1 (Service) Bn, 1918; Reserve of Officers, demobilised, 1919; Recalled to duty, Capt, Maj, Home/Service Bn, Welch Regt, 1939; Seconded to RAF, Lt Col, OC RAF Regiment Units, Operation TORCH, 1942; Commander RAF Regt (CRAFR) Mediterranean theatre, 1942-1945, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia; OBE, CBE, 1945; demobilised, 1945; Chairman of Welch Regt Officers Association, 1950-?; Treasurer, National Museum of Wales, 1963-82; Noted ornithologist, Gold Medal of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), 1971; Died 1985.