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W. Stanley Moss | |
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![]() Moss in Crete (1944) | |
Born | Ivan William Stanley Moss 15 June 1921 Yokohama, Japan |
Died | 9 August 1965 Kingston, Jamaica | (aged 44)
Nickname | Billy |
Occupation | Soldier, writer and traveller |
Nationality | British |
Notable works | |
Spouse | Zofia Tarnowska |
Military career | |
Branch | British Army |
Years | 1940–1946 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | |
Wars | World War II |
Awards | Military Cross |
Ivan William Stanley Moss MC (15 June 1921 – 9 August 1965), commonly known as W. Stanley Moss or Billy Moss, was a British army officer in World War II,[1][2][3] and later a successful writer, broadcaster, journalist, and traveller. He served with the Coldstream Guards and the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and is best known for the Kidnap of General Kreipe.[4] He was a best-selling author in the 1950s, based on his novels and books about his wartime service. His SOE years are featured in Ill Met by Moonlight: The Abduction of General Kreipe,[5] (also adapted as a British film released under the main title) and A War of Shadows.[6] Moss travelled around the world, including Antarctica to meet the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
A biography, Billy Moss: Soldier, Writer, Traveller - A Brief Life by Alan Ogden, was published in 2014 as an Afterword to A War of Shadows.[7] An abbreviated text was published in the Coldstream Gazette 2018.[8]
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