Digby Tatham-Warter | |
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Birth name | Allison Digby Tatham-Warter |
Nickname(s) | "Digby" |
Born | Atcham, Shropshire, England | 21 May 1917
Died | 21 March 1993 Nanyuki, Kenya | (aged 75)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1937–1946 |
Rank | Major |
Service number | 75060 |
Unit | Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Parachute Regiment |
Battles/wars | Second World War Mau Mau Uprising |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Other work | Safari operator |
Major Allison Digby Tatham-Warter, DSO (21 May 1917 – 21 March 1993), also known as Digby Tatham-Warter or just Digby, was a British Army officer who fought in the Second World War and was famed for wearing a bowler hat and carrying an umbrella into battle.[1]