Cedric Delves Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Cedric Delves, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1982–19824 events4 places

Chronological biography

1982

South Georgia Special ForcesApril 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Major · Commander, D Squadron 22 SAS · South Georgia

Commands D Squadron, 22 SAS, during special-forces operations connected with the recapture of South Georgia.

Pebble Island Raid15 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Major · Commander, D Squadron 22 SAS · Pebble Island

Commands D Squadron in the raid that destroys eleven Argentine aircraft on Pebble Island.

Darwin Diversionary Raid21 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Major · Commander, D Squadron 22 SAS · Darwin

Leads a deceptive SAS action near Darwin intended to distract Argentine forces during the San Carlos landings.

Mount Kent Seized31 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Major · Commander, D Squadron 22 SAS · Mount Kent

Leads SAS forces deep behind Argentine positions and secures Mount Kent ahead of the main British advance.

Titles and roles

Major · Commander, D Squadron 22 SAS

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.