What is John Waddy (British Army officer)?
[[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] '''John Llewellyn Waddy''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (17 June 1920 – 27 September 2020) was a [[British Army]] officer. He was born in [[Taunton]], [[Somerset]], [[England]]. He was in [[World War II]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]] and the [[Malayan Emergency]] before becoming [[Colonel]] of the [[Special Air Service|SAS]]. Waddy died on 27 September 2020, aged 100.<ref>[https://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2473276/Laatste-Airborne-officier-John-Waddy-op-100-jarige-leeftijd-overleden Laatste Airborne-officier John Waddy op 100-jarige leeftijd overleden]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Waddy, John}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:British military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:English centenarians]] [[Category:People from Somerset]] {{bio-stub}}