Roger St John

Major-General Roger Ellis Tudor St John, CB, MC (4 October 1911 15 October 1998) was a British Army officer.

Roger St John
Born4 October 1911
Died15 October 1998
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-general
Commands held1st Bn Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
11th Infantry Brigade Group
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross

Military career

Educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, St. John was commissioned into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers on 27 August 1931.[1] He served in the Second World War as brigade major for the 11th Armoured Division and, after the war, went on to become commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in 1953 and commander of 11th Infantry Brigade Group in 1957.[2]

He became colonel of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in October 1965.[3]

References

  1. "No. 33748". The London Gazette. 28 August 1931. p. 5623.
  2. Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 3489.
  3. "No. 43778". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1968. p. 9168.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Francis Festing
Colonel of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
1965–1968
Succeeded by
Regiment amalgamated
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