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Derek Reavill was granted a commission into The Royal Artillery and promoted to Lt Colonel in 1978. He retired from the Army on 26 September 1991.

Lieutenant-Colonel Derek Reavill

Service History

Operations

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Suez (Operation Musketeer)
French paratroopers with part of the 1st (Guards) Independent Parachute Company were to capture two vital bridges leading sou...

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Radfan
A concerted operation involving 3 PARA, 45 Commando and Federal troops to capture the Dhanaba Basin, a Radfan tribal strongho...

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Cyprus (EOKA Campaign)
A continual round of village cordon and search operations, road blocks, curfews, law enforcement and riot control followed. O...

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Hauling a 25 Pounder into a gun pit at El Cap
Hauling a 25 Pounder into a gun pit at El Cap
View over the Egyptian Defences at El Cap, Suez 1956
View over the Egyptian Defences at El Cap, Suez 1956
Sgt Booth No 1 of B Subsection, Cyprus 1956
Sgt Booth No 1 of B Subsection, Cyprus 1956
Sgt Jackson, 33 Para Field Regiment, Cyprus 1956
Sgt Jackson, 33 Para Field Regiment, Cyprus 1956
The Suez and Sweetwater Canals looking South
The Suez and Sweetwater Canals looking South
Op Sparrowhawk II, Sgt Bushell and team in the Troodos Forest, Cyprus, 1956.
Op Sparrowhawk II, Sgt Bushell and team in the Troodos Forest, Cyprus, 1956.
Lt Derek Reavill and RQMS Prewett on board the SS Empire Gull bound for Suez
Lt Derek Reavill and RQMS Prewett on board the SS Empire Gull bound for Suez
Lt Rufus Lyon-Wilson, Command Post Officer 96 Battery, Cyprus 1956
Lt Rufus Lyon-Wilson, Command Post Officer 96 Battery, Cyprus 1956
A 25 Pounder of 33rd Para Field Regt preparing for action El Cap 1956
A 25 Pounder of 33rd Para Field Regt preparing for action El Cap 1956
Gnr Tony Lynham and colleague from 33 Para Field Regiment, Cyprus 1956
Gnr Tony Lynham and colleague from 33 Para Field Regiment, Cyprus 1956
El Cap looking North with troop gun positions visible, 1956
El Cap looking North with troop gun positions visible, 1956
25 Pounders of 33 Para Field Regiment at the Gun Park, Kernia Camp Cyprus, 1956
25 Pounders of 33 Para Field Regiment at the Gun Park, Kernia Camp Cyprus, 1956
A 25 Pounder of 33 Para Field Regiment at the Gun Park, Kernia Camp Cyprus, 1956
A 25 Pounder of 33 Para Field Regiment at the Gun Park, Kernia Camp Cyprus, 1956
C Troop Gun Positions El Cap Suez 1956
C Troop Gun Positions El Cap Suez 1956
C Troop Command Post strengthened with sleepers from nearby railway track, El Cap 1956
C Troop Command Post strengthened with sleepers from nearby railway track, El Cap 1956
Bdr Geordie Lang, 33 Para Field Regiment, Cyprus 1956
Bdr Geordie Lang, 33 Para Field Regiment, Cyprus 1956
Members of C Troop firing the royal salute on the Queen's Birthday, Aden 1957
Members of C Troop firing the royal salute on the Queen's Birthday, Aden 1957
Members of 33rd Parachute Field Regiment embarking at Famagusta for Suez 1956
Members of 33rd Parachute Field Regiment embarking at Famagusta for Suez 1956

Group photos

Troop Sergeant Major Stan Barker with members of C Troop, Cyprus 1956
Troop Sergeant Major Stan Barker with members of C Troop, Cyprus 1956
Gunners Blackburn and McLeod with French soldiers loading at Famagusta, 1956
Gunners Blackburn and McLeod with French soldiers loading at Famagusta, 1956