Lofty Large
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| Death | 19 years ago |
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| Date of birth | September 27,1930 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Oxfordshire |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | October 22,2006 |
| Died | Hereford |
| United Kingdom | |
| Battles and wars | Oman |
| Korean War | |
| Malayan Emergency | |
| Operation Claret | |
| Aden Emergency | |
| Years of service | 1946–1973 |
| Books | Soldier 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 number | 5577627 |
| Nicknam | Lofty |
| Year of servic | 1946–1973 |
| Buri | Hereford Cemetery |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 421568 |
Lofty Large Life story
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.