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Corran Purdon
Irish army officer (1921–2018)
Major-GeneralCorran William Brooke PurdonCBE MC CPM (4 May 1921 – 27 June 2018) was an Irish-born career soldier in the British Army, who took part in the raid on St Nazaire as a commando for which he was awarded the Military Cross.
Corran purdon biography
He was subsequently a prisoner in Colditz Castle.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Purdon was born on 4 May 1921 in Rushbrooke, Queenstown (now called Cobh), near Cork, Ireland, during the Irish War of Independence.
His father Major General William Purdon worked for the army as a medical officer and his mother Myrtle, from Belfast, was a homemaker.[5] In his autobiography he referred to the family legend that they had their own Banshee which was rumoured to shriek whenever a family member was going to die.
This, apparently, led to telegrams being dispatched to family members when the Banshee was heard to find out if everyone was alright.[1]
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