Charles Jocelyn Hambro
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Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro KBE MC |
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| Born |
3 October 1897 Kensington, London |
| Died | 28 August 1963 (aged 65) Regent's Park, London |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Unit |
Coldstream Guards Special Operations Executive |
| Commands held | Head of the Special Operations Executive |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
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| Relations |
Sir Eric Hambro (father) Charles Hambro, Baron Hambro (son) |
| Other work | Merchant Banker |
Air Commodore Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro, KBE MC (3 October 1897 – 28 August 1963) was a merchant banker and intelligence officer.
Hambro was born into a banking family of Danish origin which had settled in Dorset and the City of London in the early 19th century. He was the son of Sir Eric Hambro, a partner in C. J. Hambro & Son (later to become Hambros Bank) and a Conservative Member of Parliament for Wimbledon between 1900 and 1907.
Between 1910 and 1915, he was educated at Eton College, joining the cricket team in 1914 and becoming the Captain in 1915. After leaving he immediately went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, being made an ensign in the Coldstream Guards on 22 December 1915. He was immediately posted to the Western Front, serving for two years until demobilisation. Promoted to lieutenant on 10 July 1916 (back-dated to 9 June 1916), he was awarded the Military Cross on 26 September 1917 for conspicuous bravery in action. His citation reads as follows:
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Accompanied by a private, he crossed to the enemy's side of a canal and rescued two wounded men, one of whom was unable to walk, from close under the enemy's parapet. Later in the day, he went forward in charge of the leading patrol of an advance, personally accounting for four of the enemy with his revolver and capturing several prisoners with his party. On reaching his objective, he sent back correct and valuable information, and has at all times displayed the utmost coolness and gallantry.
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