Anthony Deane-Drummond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British Army general
Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1917
Place of Birth: Upton upon Severn, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 04-Dec-2012
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Anthony Deane-Drummond
- Major General Anthony John Deane-Drummond CB, DSO, MC & Bar (23 June 1917 - 4 December 2012) was an officer of the Royal Signals in the British Army, whose career was mostly spent with airborne forces. During the Second World War, he was the second-in-command of a commando force which made a failed raid on southern Italy, and was captured by enemy forces.
- He escaped from captivity, was recaptured, escaped again, and eventually made his way back to England sixteen months after the raid.
- He later served in Operation Market-Garden and was captured at Arnhem, but successfully escaped for a third time.
- After the War, he commanded 22 SAS Regiment in Malaya and Oman, and held a number of staff positions, later commanding a division in the British Army of the Rhine before retiring.
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