Christopher O'Dowd

Christopher O'Dowd
Christopher O'Dowd
	O'Dowd pictured in his Irish Guards Uniform
Born	6 September 1920; Cahernabruck, Shrule, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	6 October 1943 (aged 23); Termoli, Italy
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Lance-Sergeant
Unit	Irish Guards ; Special Air Service
Battles / wars	World War II Norwegian Campaign; Battle of Greece Battle of Crete; ; North African campaign Western Desert campaign; ; Italian campaign † Allied invasion of Italy; ;
Awards	Military Medal

Christopher O'Dowd (6 September 1920 – 6 October 1943), was an Irish founding member of the British Army's Special Air Service.

Christopher O'Dowd
O'Dowd pictured in his Irish Guards Uniform
Born	(1920-09-06)6 September 1920 Cahernabruck, Shrule, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	6 October 1943(1943-10-06) (aged 23) Termoli, Italy
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Lance-Sergeant
Unit	Irish Guards Special Air Service
Battles / wars	World War II Norwegian Campaign Battle of Greece Battle of Crete North African campaign Western Desert campaign Italian campaign † Allied invasion of Italy
Awards	Military Medal