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] '''Ewen Southby-Tailyour''' ]<ref>{{London Gazette ] '''Ewen Southby-Tailyour''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=49134|date=8 October 1982|supp=y|page=12857}}</ref> (born 18 January 1942) is a British author, sailor, and retired ]. He served for 32 years in the Royal Marines and, after retiring, he concentrated on his sailing and writing careers and has written a number of books on military history and the Royal Marines.
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==Early life== ==Early life==
The son of the late ] Sir ], former ], Southby-Tailyour comes from a family with strong ties to the ]; an uncle, two cousins and a step-brother have previously served in the Corps. He attended ], ]<ref>{{citenews|title=The Pangbournian, No.40 - News from OPs|url=http://www.oldpangbournian.co.uk/getdoc/8a0e4e1a-c81e-4802-a025-6df9a877822c/OP_Newletter_2010.aspx|publisher=Old Pangbournian Society|date=2010}}</ref> (where he was captain of sailing) and the ] in France. The son of General ], former ], Southby-Tailyour comes from a family with strong ties to the ]; an uncle, two cousins and a step-brother have previously served in the Corps. He attended ], ] (where he was captain of sailing),<ref>{{cite news|title=The Pangbournian, No.40 – News from OPs|url=http://www.oldpangbournian.co.uk/getdoc/8a0e4e1a-c81e-4802-a025-6df9a877822c/OP_Newletter_2010.aspx|publisher=Old Pangbournian Society|year=2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902035325/http://www.oldpangbournian.co.uk/getdoc/8a0e4e1a-c81e-4802-a025-6df9a877822c/OP_Newletter_2010.aspx|archivedate=2 September 2014}}</ref> and the ] in France.


==Military career== ==Military career==
Southby-Tailyour's early career included active service operations in ], ], ], the ], ] and 13 winters in the Norwegian Arctic developing the use of fast raiding and assault craft for supporting commando operations. He also served in the ], India, Djibouti, the ], the ] (oil-rig protection), ], ], ], ], the ], ] and the ] 1977-1979 (before the ]). Southby-Tailyour's early career included active service on operations in ], ], ], the ], ] and 13 winters in the Norwegian Arctic developing the use of fast raiding and assault craft for supporting commando operations. He also served in the United States, India, Djibouti, the ], the ] (oil-rig protection), ], ], ], ], the ], ], and the ] from 1977 to 1979.


He was attached to the ] in 1977 in the eastern Mediterranean and, earlier, to the French Commando Hubert in ] with which he attended their ''combatant nageur'' course and served in a submarine, a helicopter carrier and ashore in Corsica. Following Arabic language courses at the Berlitz School of Languages in London and the Command Arabic Language School in Aden he was seconded for two years as a reconnaissance platoon and company commander with the ]'s Armed Forces during the ] where he was awarded the Sultan's Bravery Medal for gallantry in action - the approximate equivalent of the UK's ] (DSO). Southby-Tailyour was attached to the ] in 1977 in the eastern ] and, earlier, to the French ] in ], with which he attended their ''combatant nageur'' course and served in a submarine, a helicopter carrier and ashore in ] and ] with the ]. Following Arabic-language courses at the Berlitz School of Languages in London and the Command Arabic Language School in ], he was seconded for two years as a reconnaissance platoon and company commander with the ]'s Armed Forces during the ], where he was awarded the Sultan's Bravery Medal for gallantry in action.


In 1978, he was the officer commanding a small Royal Marines detachment that was posted to the Falkland Islands. The following year he was promoted to ].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=47738|date=8 January 1979|supp=y|page=328}}</ref> It was then that on his own initiative he sailed around and extensively charted the waters around the islands, and had a 100+ page notebook filled with data on harbours, inlets and landing spots. It is still to this day the most comprehensive sailing guide for the area. Despite the then Chief Hydrographer of the Royal Navy stating at the time that Southby-Tailyour's work was the "amateur jottings of an itinerant yachtsman and of no value to this department" this work and his personal knowledge of the area would later prove highly valuable in the ]. In 1982 he was voted the United Kingdom's Yachtsman of the Year. In 1978, Southby-Tailyour was the officer commanding a small Royal Marines detachment that was posted to the Falkland Islands. The following year he was promoted to ].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=47738|date=8 January 1979|supp=y|page=328}}</ref> It was then that on his own initiative he sailed around and extensively charted the waters around the islands, and had a 100+ page notebook filled with data on harbours, inlets and landing spots. This work, for which he was elected the UK's 1982 Yachtsman of the Year, and his personal knowledge of the area would later prove invaluable in the ]. During this campaign he was the inshore navigational adviser to the amphibious commanders prior to leading the major landings. He was appointed an ] and recommended for the ].


It was Southby-Tailyour who provided the Falkland Islands (Governor's) Flag for the raising ceremony at Government House on 17 June 1982. He had stolen the flag as a souvenir during his 1978–1979 military tour, and during the operation to retake the islands from Argentina, Southby-Tailyour confessed the theft and offered the flag back to the governor, Sir ]. Hunt told him that he would forgive the theft if Southby-Tailyour personally put the flag back from where he had taken it, so in this manner, he obliged.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Falklands War, The Full Story|author=Times Insight Team|publisher=Andre Deutsche Limited|ISBN=0-233-97515-2|year=1982|pages=185–186}}</ref>
===Falklands War===
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After the Argentine forces invaded the Falklands, the British Forces heard of a man who had extensive knowledge of the islands. They got hold of Southby-Tailyour, who confirmed that he did have such information - but refused to give up his precious notebooks and charts unless he was assigned as "staff officer without portfolio" to the invasion. He was resultantly made the navigation adviser to 'the command' as well as commander of the Task Force Landing Craft Squadron for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) as well as being recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).


⚫ Southby-Tailyour's final four years' service were spent on the staffs of the Commandant General Royal Marines, and the Director General Surface Ships (Amphibious Group), helping to design and procure the next generation of amphibious shipping and craft, most notably {{HMS|Ocean|L12|2}}, the {{sclass|Albion|landing platform dock}}, the ] and the ].
During the war, Southby-Tailyour was often ignored by ] ].{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} On one occasion there was some controversy over the landing procedures at ] and ], with resultant miscommunication between naval and land forces that led to the delay of disembarking the ] from the ] ship ] despite being ordered to do so by Southby-Tailyour. The disastrous result was that subsequently the ship was struck by Argentine bombs resulting in the deaths of 48 Welsh guardsmen.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.highbeam.com/library/docfree.asp?DOCID=1G1:127798918&ctrlInfo=Round19%3AMode19a%3ADocG%3AResult&ao
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⚫ ==Post-military career==
=== Later years ===
⚫ On retirement Southby-Tailyour was employed by the ] for duties in the Republic of Serbian ] and, subsequently, in ] along the Dalmatian Coast. He was retained by ] as their amphibious and military adviser while also learning to 'fly' hovercraft. Currently he is believed to be aligned to ].{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
⚫ Southby-Tailyour's final four years service were spent on the staffs of the Commandant General, Royal Marines, and the Director General Surface Ships (Amphibious Group), helping to design and procure the next generation of amphibious shipping and craft, most notably {{HMS|Ocean|L12|2}}, the {{sclass-|Albion|landing platform dock}}, the ] and the ].


⚫ In 1991, he established an amphibious consultancy that advised builders and governments on the design of amphibious vessels and the procedures for their operation.
⚫ == Post-military career ==
⚫ On retirement he was employed by the ] for duties in the Republic of Serbian ] and, subsequently, in ] along the Dalmatian Coast. He was retained by ] as their amphibious and military adviser while also learning to 'fly' hovercraft. Currently he is believed to be aligned to ].{{fact|date=March 2014}}


⚫ He has published 17 books on amphibious-related subjects (including two novels) and is a commercial ] skipper and amateur, ] ]. His book ''3 Commando Brigade: Helmand Assault''<ref>{{cite book|title=3 Commando Brigade: Helmand Assault|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YI6mOZtc9S0C|year=2011|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-09-193776-8
⚫ In 1991, he established an amphibious consultancy that advised builders and governments on the design of amphibious vessels and the procedures for their operation. For ten years he was a member of the ]'s boat committee .
⚫ }}</ref> reached number seven in the ''Sunday Times'' best selling list. He has also written an historical novel of the Falklands that has been optioned for a full-length feature film. His other interests include watercolour painting, shooting and snorkelling. He was a member and chairman of the ] and a member of the ] and the ]. He was a ] and a ] of the ]. He is a member of the ].


Southby-Tailyour has been a member of the ] since 1970 and has twice been awarded an engraved Rolex watch for exploring in high latitudes as well as winning the Camrose Trophy. Since 1972 he has been a member of the ] which has twice awarded him the Goldsmith Exploration Award for charting the last five un-surveyed fiords in ] and for surveying much of the ] coastline. He entered for the first nine, quadrennial Two Handed Round Britain and Ireland races and navigated six Fastnet races. The ] awarded him their Award of Merit for sailing single-handed during an ] winter. In 2021 he was invited to join the South West Shingles Yacht Club.
He has published 15 books on amphibious-related subjects (including two novels) and is a commercial ] skipper and amateur explorer. He was the South of England ] champion in the late 1950s (he became captain of sailing in the Royal Marines and a Royal Navy sailing selector) while his many sailing awards include the Ocean Cruising Club's Award of Merit for sailing single handed through an Arctic winter, twice winning the Royal Cruising Club's Goldsmith Exploration Award and being presented with two engraved Rolex watches from the Royal Yacht Squadron for two further, high-latitude exploring cruises. For two seasons he surveyed uncharted fiords in the north-west of Iceland. In 1959 he turned down an Olympic sailing trial as he felt he was not competitive enough in a sport where application of the rules rather than fair sailing was often the winning formula.
Since 1963 he has taken part in six Fastnet races (five as navigator and one as skipper) and skippered/navigated six two-handed round Britain and Ireland races (one with his son as co-skipper), one single-handed round Majorca race and the two-handed Plymouth to Iceland race (again with his son as co-skipper). For six summers he took ornithologists deep into the Atlantic while working for the Devon Wildlife Trust. In 2006 he founded the Jester Challenge yacht 'event' for vessels under 30 feet in length after they had been 'banned' from the more established trans-Atlantic races: this unique annual 'challenge' (to Newport, Rhode Island and, every other year to the Azores) has no rules and, importantly, no entry fees. From 2013 a similar Jester Challenge between Plymouth and Baltimore, Eire, takes place each uneven year to introduce 'newcomers' to the sport of single-handed ocean crossing. In 2014 the Ocean Cruising Club awarded him the Jester Medal for 'services to single-handed sailing'.


In 2006, he inaugurated and continued to organise the single-handed, Jester Challenge for yachts between 20 and 30 feet overall until he 'retired' in 2021 when he was 'elected' the Patron. Held annually the destinations are, in turn, Newport, ], ], Terceira in the ] and Baltimore in the ]. In 2013 the ] awarded him the Jester Medal for "services to single-handed sailing."
⚫ His book ''3 Commando Brigade: Helmand Assault''<ref>{{cite book|title=3 Commando Brigade: Helmand Assault|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YI6mOZtc9S0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|year=2011|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-09-193776-8
⚫ }}</ref> reached number seven in the ''Sunday Times'' best selling list. He has also written an historical novel of the Falklands that has been optioned for a full-length feature film. His other interests include watercolour painting, shooting and snorkelling. He is a member of the ], the ], the ], the ] and the Society of Authors. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation.


He sat on the ] boat committee for ten years, was the South West area governor of the Ocean Youth Club and the south-west area member of the Royal Yachting Association's cruising committee. He sat on the ] (RNLI) ] committee for ten years, was the South West area governor of the Ocean Youth Club, and was the South West area member of the cruising committee of the ] (RYA).


In July 2019 he was sworn as a Younger Brother of ].
⚫ == Personal life ==
He lives in south Devon and the French Pyrenees. His wife, Patricia Anne de Gascoigne Southby-Tailyour, JP, DL is Plymouth's longest serving magistrate and a Deputy Lieutenant for Devon.


⚫ ==Personal life==
⚫ == Bibliography ==
Southby-Tailyour lives in south Devon and the French Pyrenees.

⚫ ==Bibliography==
* ''Falkland Islands Shores'' * ''Falkland Islands Shores''
* ''Reasons in Writing: A Commando's View of the Falklands War'' * ''Reasons in Writing: A Commando's View of the Falklands War''
* ''Amphibious Assault Falklands: The Battle for San Carlos'' * ''Amphibious Assault Falklands: The Battle for San Carlos'' co-written with Michael Clapp
* ''Blondie: A Life of Lieutenant-Colonel HG Hasler DSO OBE'' * ''Blondie: A Life of Lieutenant-Colonel HG Hasler DSO OBE''
* ''Jane’s Amphibious Warfare Capabilities'' * ''Jane’s Amphibious Warfare Capabilities''
* ''Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces'' * ''Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces''
* ''The Next Moon. A Special Operations Executive Agent in France'', co-written with ] * ''The Next Moon. A Special Operations Executive Agent in France'', co-written with ]
* ''Jane's Special Forces Equipment Recognition Guide'' * ''Jane's Special Forces Equipment Recognition Guide''
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* ''3 Commando Brigade, Helmand'' * ''3 Commando Brigade, Helmand''
* ''Commando Assault, Helmand'' * ''Commando Assault, Helmand''
* ''Nothing Impossible. A Portrait of The Royal Marines 1664 - 2010'' . Editor * ''Nothing Impossible. A Portrait of The Royal Marines 1664 – 2010'' . Editor
* ''Exocet Falklands. The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations'' * ''Exocet Falklands. The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations''
* ''Death's Sting. Duplicity and Deceit in the Balkans'' * ''Death's Sting. Duplicity and Deceit in the Balkans''
* ''Paid to Predict. Duplicity, Deceit and Dishonesty among 'Allies' in the Balkans''
* ''A Life in Letters. Plus a selection of, very many, essays''


== References == ==References==
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Ewen Southby-Tailyour
Born (1942-01-18) 18 January 1942 (age 82)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Marines
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles / warsAden Emergency
Dhofar Rebellion
Operation Banner
Falklands War
Yugoslav Wars
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Sultan of Muscat's Bravery Medal
Other workYacht skipper, author

Lieutenant Colonel Ewen Southby-Tailyour, OBE (born 18 January 1942) is a British author, sailor, and retired Royal Marine. He served for 32 years in the Royal Marines and, after retiring, he concentrated on his sailing and writing careers and has written a number of books on military history and the Royal Marines.

Early life

The son of General Sir Norman Tailyour, former Commandant General Royal Marines, Southby-Tailyour comes from a family with strong ties to the Royal Marines; an uncle, two cousins and a step-brother have previously served in the Corps. He attended Stubbington House School, Nautical College Pangbourne (where he was captain of sailing), and the University of Grenoble in France.

Military career

Southby-Tailyour's early career included active service on operations in Aden, Northern Ireland, Oman, the Falkland Islands, Hong Kong and 13 winters in the Norwegian Arctic developing the use of fast raiding and assault craft for supporting commando operations. He also served in the United States, India, Djibouti, the West Indies, the North Sea (oil-rig protection), Cyprus, Corsica, Malta, Bahrain, the Yemen, Kuwait, and the South Atlantic from 1977 to 1979.

Southby-Tailyour was attached to the United States Marine Corps in 1977 in the eastern Mediterranean and, earlier, to the French Commando Hubert in Toulon, with which he attended their combatant nageur course and served in a submarine, a helicopter carrier and ashore in Corsica and Djibouti with the French Foreign Legion. Following Arabic-language courses at the Berlitz School of Languages in London and the Command Arabic Language School in Aden, he was seconded for two years as a reconnaissance platoon and company commander with the Sultan of Muscat's Armed Forces during the Dhofar War, where he was awarded the Sultan's Bravery Medal for gallantry in action.

In 1978, Southby-Tailyour was the officer commanding a small Royal Marines detachment that was posted to the Falkland Islands. The following year he was promoted to major. It was then that on his own initiative he sailed around and extensively charted the waters around the islands, and had a 100+ page notebook filled with data on harbours, inlets and landing spots. This work, for which he was elected the UK's 1982 Yachtsman of the Year, and his personal knowledge of the area would later prove invaluable in the Falklands War. During this campaign he was the inshore navigational adviser to the amphibious commanders prior to leading the major landings. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross.

It was Southby-Tailyour who provided the Falkland Islands (Governor's) Flag for the raising ceremony at Government House on 17 June 1982. He had stolen the flag as a souvenir during his 1978–1979 military tour, and during the operation to retake the islands from Argentina, Southby-Tailyour confessed the theft and offered the flag back to the governor, Sir Rex Hunt. Hunt told him that he would forgive the theft if Southby-Tailyour personally put the flag back from where he had taken it, so in this manner, he obliged.

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image icon Royal Marines posing with the flag that Southby-Tailyour originally stole - and subsequently returned - to Government House

Southby-Tailyour's final four years' service were spent on the staffs of the Commandant General Royal Marines, and the Director General Surface Ships (Amphibious Group), helping to design and procure the next generation of amphibious shipping and craft, most notably Ocean, the Albion-class landing platform dock, the LCVP Mk 4 and the LCU Mk 10.

Post-military career

On retirement Southby-Tailyour was employed by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for duties in the Republic of Serbian Krajina and, subsequently, in Croatia along the Dalmatian Coast. He was retained by ABS Hovercraft as their amphibious and military adviser while also learning to 'fly' hovercraft. Currently he is believed to be aligned to Griffon Hoverwork.

In 1991, he established an amphibious consultancy that advised builders and governments on the design of amphibious vessels and the procedures for their operation.

He has published 17 books on amphibious-related subjects (including two novels) and is a commercial yacht skipper and amateur, high latitude explorer. His book 3 Commando Brigade: Helmand Assault reached number seven in the Sunday Times best selling list. He has also written an historical novel of the Falklands that has been optioned for a full-length feature film. His other interests include watercolour painting, shooting and snorkelling. He was a member and chairman of the World Ship Trust and a member of the National Maritime Historical Society and the Society for Nautical Research. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation. He is a member of the Society of Authors.

Southby-Tailyour has been a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron since 1970 and has twice been awarded an engraved Rolex watch for exploring in high latitudes as well as winning the Camrose Trophy. Since 1972 he has been a member of the Royal Cruising Club which has twice awarded him the Goldsmith Exploration Award for charting the last five un-surveyed fiords in Iceland and for surveying much of the Falkland Islands coastline. He entered for the first nine, quadrennial Two Handed Round Britain and Ireland races and navigated six Fastnet races. The Ocean Cruising Club awarded him their Award of Merit for sailing single-handed during an Arctic winter. In 2021 he was invited to join the South West Shingles Yacht Club.

In 2006, he inaugurated and continued to organise the single-handed, Jester Challenge for yachts between 20 and 30 feet overall until he 'retired' in 2021 when he was 'elected' the Patron. Held annually the destinations are, in turn, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, Terceira in the Azores and Baltimore in the Republic of Ireland. In 2013 the Ocean Cruising Club awarded him the Jester Medal for "services to single-handed sailing."

He sat on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat committee for ten years, was the South West area governor of the Ocean Youth Club, and was the South West area member of the cruising committee of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA).

In July 2019 he was sworn as a Younger Brother of Trinity House.

Personal life

Southby-Tailyour lives in south Devon and the French Pyrenees.

Bibliography

  • Falkland Islands Shores
  • Reasons in Writing: A Commando's View of the Falklands War
  • Amphibious Assault Falklands: The Battle for San Carlos co-written with Michael Clapp
  • Blondie: A Life of Lieutenant-Colonel HG Hasler DSO OBE
  • Jane’s Amphibious Warfare Capabilities
  • Jane's Amphibious and Special Forces
  • The Next Moon. A Special Operations Executive Agent in France, co-written with André Hue
  • Jane's Special Forces Equipment Recognition Guide
  • HMS Fearless, The Mighty Lion
  • Skeletons for Sadness
  • 3 Commando Brigade, Helmand
  • Commando Assault, Helmand
  • Nothing Impossible. A Portrait of The Royal Marines 1664 – 2010 . Editor
  • Exocet Falklands. The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations
  • Death's Sting. Duplicity and Deceit in the Balkans
  • Paid to Predict. Duplicity, Deceit and Dishonesty among 'Allies' in the Balkans
  • A Life in Letters. Plus a selection of, very many, essays

References

  1. "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12857.
  2. "The Pangbournian, No.40 – News from OPs". Old Pangbournian Society. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
  3. "No. 47738". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 January 1979. p. 328.
  4. Times Insight Team (1982). "The Falklands War, The Full Story". Andre Deutsche Limited. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-233-97515-2.
  5. 3 Commando Brigade: Helmand Assault. Ebury Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-09-193776-8.
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