Raymond Thomas Casamajor Addington MC (27 January 1919 – 28 October 2011) was a British Army soldier who won the Military Cross [1] in the Netherlands in 1944/45 for his bravery as a battery captain with the 13th Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), Royal Horse Artillery (RHA). [2]
Addington was the third son of Raymond Anthony Addington ( 6th Viscount Sidmouth 1887–1976). He was born in Quetta, India (now in Pakistan), where his father was serving in the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry at Waziristan. [2]
After retiring from the army in 1949, he became a cattle farmer until his death in 2011, aged 92.
References
- ^ "No. 37138". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1945. p. 3227.
- ^ a b Major Tom Addington . The Telegraph, 1 December 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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