PARAS Warr, Peter Esmond

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Warr ​

• FORENAME

Peter Esmond ​

• UNIT

10 Bn (B Company) ​

• RANK

T/Major ​

• NUMBER

180556 ​

• AWARD

Distinguished Service Order ​

• PLACE

Arnhem 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 30.11.1919 Alton,Hampshire​

commissioned East Surrey Regiment (2Lt) 17.5.1941​

PJI,Kabrit (later 4 METS) October 1941​

L Detachment SAS (PJI) 6.11.1941-July 1942 (Lt - Cap)​

1 Special Service Regiment July 1942 (Cap)​

1 SAS September 1942 - 5.1.1943 (Cap)​

M.B.E. (London Gazette 9.9.1942)​

10 Bn Parachute Regiment 5.1.1943 (Cap + Major)​

WIA 20.9.1944 Arnhem​

WIA and POW 21.9.1944 Arnhem​

award D.S.O​

Stalag Luft 4,Tychowo,Poland (POW No 606)​

repatriated April 1945​

demobilised late 1945​

died 19.1.1982 Hampshire ​

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