Gus March-Phillipps

Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps
Born	1908 England
Died	12 September 1942 (aged 34) Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, France
Buried	Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major
Service number	39184
Battles / wars	Second World War Operation Postmaster Operation Barricade Operation Aquatint
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches
Spouse(s)	Marjorie Stewart ​ (m. 1942)​

Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, DSO, MBE (1908 – 12 September 1942; sometimes spelled "March-Phillips"^[1]) was the founder of the British Army's No. 62 Commando, also known as Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF), one of the forerunners of the Special Air Service (SAS).^[a] He was also noteworthy as being one of Ian Fleming's main inspirations for the character of James Bond.

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