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David Falcon Mallam began his military career at Sandhurst in 1957 and served with 3 Royal Tank Regiment before undertaking a number of staff posts.In 1971 David served with the Para Sqn RAC and began a long association with airborne forces and the Army Air Corps, resulting in him becoming CO of 3 Regt AAC in 1975.
After concluding his military career as Commandant of the AAC Centre in 1985, David continued his association with airborne forces as Regimental Secretary of The Parachute Regiment in the late 1980s, where he was a driving force behind the 50th anniversary of the formation of airborne forces - PARA 90.
Always a passionate supporter of heritage, David invested a great deal of time with the Army Air Corps Museum at Middle Wallop and, latterly, provided tremendous support to the Airborne Assault Museum at Duxford, and, in particular, ParaData. Travelling around the country David interviewed many veterans and cajoled others into uploading their histories.
David passed away on 7 July 2013.
Service History
- 1956 RMAS (Officer Cadet)
- 1958 3RTR (Lieutenant)
- 1961 HQ Allied Forces N Europe (Acting Captain)
- 1962 AAC Center (Captain)
- 1963 656 Sqn AAC (Captain)
- 1967 Armor School Fort Knox (Captain)
- 1968 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (Captain)
- 1970 Army Staff College (Captain)
- 1971 Parachute Squadron, RAC (Major)
- 1973 HQ British Army of The Rhine (Major)
- 1975 3 Regiment AAC (Lieutenant-Colonel)
- 1978 Nigerian Staff College (Lieutenant-Colonel)
- 1981 RMA Sandhurst (Lieutenant-Colonel)
- 1983 AAC Centre (Colonel)
