It is with much sadness that Guy Hudson advises us of the death on 24 September 2019 of Major John Russell Sturgis who served in 41RM Commando as an Acting Captain of 'B' Troop during the Normandy landings, later in the assault on Walcheren, and was awarded the Military Cross for his leadership and bravery on the night of the 14/15 February 1945 whilst part of a Fighting Patrol of 20 men at Kapelsche Veer across the River Maas that encountered heavy enemy opposition. He also received a Mention in Despatches.
Pete Rogers, son of LSgt Joe Rogers MM & nephew of TSM Ken McAllister. Both No2 Commando.
God and the Soldier, all men adore, In time of danger and not before.
When the danger is passed and all things righted, God is forgotten, and the Soldier slighted.