
Lofty Large
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Death | 18 years ago |
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Date of birth | September 27,1930 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Oxfordshire |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | October 22,2006 |
Died | Hereford |
United Kingdom | |
Battles and wars | Oman |
Korean War | |
Malayan Emergency | |
Operation Claret | |
Aden Emergency | |
Years of service | 1946–1973 |
Books | Soldier Against the Odds: From Infantry to SAS |
Soldier Against the Odds: From Korean War to SAS | |
One Man's War in Korea | |
One Man's SAS | |
Awards | Presidential Unit Citation |
Mentioned in dispatches | |
Servic number | 5577627 |
Nicknam | Lofty |
Year of servic | 1946–1973 |
Buri | Hereford Cemetery |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 421568 |
Lofty Large Life story
Donald "Lofty" Large was a British soldier and author. Having joined the Army as a boy, Large fought in the Korean War and was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Imjin. He spent two years in a prisoner-of-war camp, where his injuries went untreated and he lost more than a third of his body weight.