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Lofty Large

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Death17 years ago
Date of birth September 27,1930
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
Date of died October 22,2006
DiedHereford
United Kingdom
Battles and wars Oman
Korean War
Malayan Emergency
Operation Claret
Aden Emergency
Years of service1946–1973
BooksSoldier 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 number5577627
Nicknam Lofty
Year of servic1946–1973
BuriHereford Cemetery
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID421568
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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.

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