Ronald Hugh Grierson
born 1921 Nuremberg,Germany
true name Rolf Hans Griessmann
German-Jew
son of Ernst Jakob and Gerda Griessmann (later Ernest James and Gerda Grierson)
educated Germany,France and England
student,Balliol College,Oxford
interned 1940
251 Company,Pioneer Corps
commissioned Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
21 Independent Company,Parachute Regiment 1943
WIA 1943 Italy (Mention in Despatches)
1 SAS (B Squadron) 1945 (Lt 249461)
WIA and POW 10.4.1945 Germany
demobilised 1947
resided 38 Stormont Road,London
permanently changed his name by deed poll 18.12.1946
21 SAS 1948-52 (Lt Colonel)
managing director,S.G. Warburg (merchant bank) 1952-96
vice-chairman,General Electric Company (later Chairman GEC International)
Knighted
