Terence Otway
| Terence Brandram Hastings Otway | |
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| Born | 15 June 1914 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 23 July 2006 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1933 - 1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Ulster Rifles |
| Commands held |
9th Parachute Battalion 15th Parachute Battalion |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Legion d’Honneur (France) |
Lieutenant Colonel Terence Brandram Hastings Otway DSO, (15 June 1914 – 23 July 2006) was an officer in the British Army, best known for his role as commander of the paratroop assault on the Merville Battery on D-Day.
Otway was born in Cairo, Egypt on 15 June 1914 at the American Hospital, he returned with the family to England in 1915 where he stayed while his father served in France. From December 1918 to autumn 1921 he lived in Rushbrooke, County Cork, Ireland. The family returned to England where Terence attended the local Council school at Thame, Buckinghamshire, followed by Watford Grammar School. In the last 6 months of 1923, he became severely ill with whooping cough. As a result, on medical advice he was sent to Dover College where the sea air would help lungs that were in a poor state. He was at the Junior school until 1928 and the senior school until 1932.
In January 1933, Otway entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst reaching the rank of Cadet Sergeant and passing out 18th of 200. Although this gave him eligibility to join the Indian Army, he chose the British and, in August 1934, was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Ulster Rifles, based at Gravesend.
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