David Smiley

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David de Crespigny Smiley LVO OBE MC
Smiley with Sultan Said bin Taimur, 1958
Born	(1916-04-11)11 April 1916 London, England
Died	9 January 2009(2009-01-09) (aged 92) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1936–1947 1949–1973
Rank	Colonel
Unit	No. 52 Commando Blues and Royals Somaliland Camel Corps Royal Horse Guards Special Operations Executive
Commands held	Royal Horse Guards Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
Battles/wars	Second World War Operation Masterdom Albanian Subversion Jebel Akhdar War North Yemen Civil War
Awards	Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches
Other work	Military Attaché, Stockholm
Smiley's voice from the BBC programme MI6: A Century in the Shadows[1]

Colonel David de Crespigny Smiley, LVO, OBE, MC & Bar (11 April 1916 – 9 January 2009) was a British special forces and intelligence officer. He fought in the Second World War in Palestine, Iraq, Persia, Syria, the Western Desert and with Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Albania and Thailand.