25 March 1952(1952-03-25) (aged 31) Tanjung Malim, Malaya
Buried
Cheras Road Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Rank
Captain
Service number
200507
Unit
Royal Artillery
Battles/wars
Second World War
Awards
MC
Captain Richard Michael Clinton CodnerMC (29 September 1920 – 25 March 1952) was a British Second World War prisoner of war, best known for being one of the three men to escape successfully from Stalag Luft III in the escape known as The Wooden Horse.[1]
In 1952 during the Malayan Emergency, Codner was killed by pro-independence guerrillas belonging to the Malayan National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Malayan Communist Party. In response to Codner's killing, the British forces instituted draconian measures of collective punishment of nearby villagers in Tanjung Malim.[2]
^Obituary, The Times, 28 March 1952
^Hack, Karl (28 September 2012). "Everyone Lived in Fear: Malaya and the British Way of Counter-insurgency". Small Wars & Insurgencies. 23 (4–5): 688–689. doi:10.1080/09592318.2012.709764. S2CID 143847349 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
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