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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Jordan Jack Leslie
|Army number=28094
|Decorations=M.i.D. for services on the North West Frontier. India General Service Medal 1936 - 1939, 1 clasp (N W Frontier 1936-1937). 1939-45 Star. Africa Star. Defence and War Medals.
|Rank=Major
|Date of birth=Born 1903 - registered at Lingfield, Surrey.
|Age=0
|Unit=Commissioned in the Regular Army - South Wales Borderers as a 2/Lt in the Monmouthshire Regiment 31/1/1924. Served West Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong and India. Transferred to the Indian Army, attached to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Lancers_%28Pakistan%29 6th (DCO) Lancers] 20/11/1935 to 15/10/1939. Served on the North West Frontier 1936 - 1937 attached to the Remount Department. Returned to the South Wales Borderers on the outbreak of War. Served Norway, Greece and the Western Desert. Attached 70 Brigade 3/4/1942. Posted 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers in command February 1943 - June 1945. Commanded a Battalion as part of BAOR. Retired 12/7/1958 and granted the rank of Honorary Colonel.
|Company/Battery=70th Brigade HQ
|Task or role=Mountain Warfare Adviser.
|Joined Brigade=3/4/1942 for approximately three weeks.
|Promotions=Lt 31/1/1926. Captain 22/1/1934. A/Major. T/Major. Major 31/1/1941. A/Lt Col. T/Lt Col 27/4/1943.
|Died/Killed in action=12/1/1972 at Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire.
|Home address=After the War he lived in Limerick and trained polo ponies. Retired to live with his sister at Fronhaul, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire.
|Image Name=Internet_Image_1_w280h280_-_Jordan.jpg
|Image Title=Major Jordan's decorations.
|Source table=70BG
}}

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