Hugo Ironside | |
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Born | 14 June 1918 Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England |
Died | 3 October 2008 (aged 90) Fleet, Hampshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1938–1968 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 77706 |
Unit | Royal Tank Regiment |
Commands | 8th Royal Tank Regiment 5th Royal Tank Regiment |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Brigadier Hugo Craster Wakeford Ironside OBE (14 June 1918 – 3 October 2008) was a British Army officer who, during World War II, tunnelled out of a Prisoner of War camp and later helped construct a glider, known as the 'Colditz Cock'.