Roy Farran
| Roy Alexander Farran | |
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Captain Roy Farran (right) on parade with members of 2 SAS in the captured Italian port of Termoli
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| City of Calgary Alderman | |
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In office 23 October 1961 – 19 October 1963 |
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In office 19 October 1964 – 25 October 1971 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office 30 August 1971 – 22 March 1979 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Ed Oman |
| Constituency | Calgary-North Hill |
| Minister of Telephones and Utilities of Alberta | |
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In office Early 1973 – March 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Len Werry |
| Succeeded by | Allan Warrack |
| Solicitor General of Alberta | |
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In office March 1975 – March 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Helen Hunley |
| Succeeded by | Graham Harle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1921 |
| Died | 1 June 2006 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Farran |
| Occupation | Soldier, author, politician, publisher |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) |
| Commands | 3 Squadron, 2 SAS |
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World War II Palestinian Civil War |
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Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Two Bars Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Legion of Merit (USA) |
Major Roy Alexander Farran DSO, MC & Two Bars (2 January 1921 – 2 June 2006) was a British soldier, politician, farmer, author and journalist. He was highly decorated for his exploits with the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II. Farran became widely known after being court martialled on a charge of murdering an unarmed 16-year-old member of the Jewish underground group Lehi during his command of an undercover Palestine Police unit. After his brother was killed in a revenge attack, Farran emigrated to Canada where he forged a successful business and political career, holding a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Peter Lougheed during that period.
Farran was born on 2 January 1921, either in Purley, Surrey, or in India, to a family of Irish Roman Catholics (the Ó Faracháin were from County Donegal). His father was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Air Force. He was educated in India at the Bishop Cotton School in the city of Simla, and then at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After graduating from Sandhurst, Farran was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) and sent to the 51st Training Regiment.
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