SAS Gunston, John St George

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gunston ​

• FORENAME

John St George ​

• UNIT

2 SAS ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

124477 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th March 1944 ​

• AGE

​

• GRAVESITE

Cassino Memorial,Italy Panel 4 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Irish Guards​

born London​

resided Gloucester​

son of Sir Derrick and Lady Gunston,Petty France,Badminton,Gloucestershire​

Op.Maple (sub Op.Driftwood) - failed to make sea rendezvous - last​

seen alive 7.3.1944 ​

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[galcock]

• SURNAME

Gunston ​

• FORENAME

John St George ​

• UNIT

2 SAS ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

124477 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th March 1944 ​

• AGE

​

• GRAVESITE

Cassino Memorial,Italy Panel 4 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Irish Guards
born London
resided Gloucester
son of Sir Derrick and Lady Gunston,Petty France,Badminton,Gloucestershire
Op.Maple (sub Op.Driftwood) - failed to make sea rendezvous - last
seen alive 7.3.1944 ​

Gunston was my father's commanding officer at Taranto. My father was SSM J Alcock. Ironically I married a girl from Chipping Sodbury. I came from Yorkshire and met her in Bristol when I was a student there. I often pass the Petit france when going down there.
Graham Alcock

 

[galcock]

The Petit France is a cluster of two or three houses on the road to Tetbury/Stroud from Bath. Local people have told me that the name comes from when French prisoners where housed there from the Napoleonic wars. Two of the properties have been converted now to B&Bs.