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Name:	Hasler, Herbert George "Blondie"
Date of birth:	February 27th, 1914 (Dublin/Dublin, Ireland)
Date of death:	May 5th, 1987
Nationality:	British

BIOGRAPHY:
Promotions:
September 1st, 1932: Proby. 2nd Lieutenant;
September 1st, 1935: Proby. Lieutenant;
?: Captain;
March 7th, 1941: Acting Major;
June 30th, 1943: Brevet Major;
December 13th, 1943: Acting Lieutenant-Colonel;
September 29th, 1947: Acting Major (seniority March 11th, 1941);
December 31st, 1947: Major.

Career:
?: Commanding Officer, Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment, Royal Marines;
April 24th, 1944 - July 1945: Commanding Officer, Detachment 385, Small Operations Group (SOG);
16 juni 1948: Retired.


	OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE)
Rank:		Captain
Unit:		Royal Marines
Awarded on:		July 11th, 1940
Action:		Received in recognition of distinguished services during the War.
Details:		LG 34893/4245.


	MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
Rank:		Captain
Unit:		Royal Marines
Awarded on:		September 26th, 1940
Action:		Received for services in and near Narvik.
Details:		LG 34953/5710.


	DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (DSO)
Rank:		Acting Major
Unit:		Commanding Officer, Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment, Royal Marines
Awarded on:		June 29th, 1943
Awarded for:		Operation Frankton
Action:		For his part in Operation Frankton as Commanding Officer Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment and vrew member of Cockle (Kanoo) "Catfish" (together with William Edward Sparks).
Details:		LG 36072/2946.


	CROIX DE GUERRE (1939-1945)

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Picture source:	- Royal Navy photo
Information source(s):	- The London Gazette of 2nd September 1932, Issue 33860 - The London Gazette of 3rd September 1935, Issue 34195 - Supplement to The London Gazette of 9th July 1940, Issue 34893, dated 11th July 1940 - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 24th September 1940, Issue 34953, dated 26th September 1940 - The London Gazette of 18th March 1941, Issue 35110 - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th June 1943, Issue 36072, dated 29th June 1943 - The London Gazette of 6th July 1943, Issue 36082 - The London Gazette of 24th December 1943, Issue 36300 - The London Gazette of 21st October 1947, Issue 38104 - The London Gazette of 6th January 1948, Issue 38170 - The London Gazette of 9th July 1948, Issue 38348