Colonel J W P Llewellyn OBE

Commanding Officer - The East Surrey Regiment

Commanded 5^th Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment from February 1960 to 31^st March 1961 when the Battalion was amalgamated to form the 3^rd Bn The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment and commanded that Battalion until July 1963.

John William Peters Llewellyn was born on 2^nd October 1915. He was commissioned in The South Lancashire Regiment (TA) in 1939 and stayed on after the war as a regular until retiring from the Army on 1^st July 1958. He then was employed by an oil company in the South 6f England and joined 5^th Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment in 1959. In February 1960 he was appointed to command the Battalion. On 1^st April 1961 he assumed command of 3^rd Bn The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment which was formed by the amalgamation of 565 LAA Regiment RA (formerly 4^th Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment) with the 5^th and 6^th Battalions. On 31^st July 1963 having completed his tour of command he became the Training Colonel of the 47^th Infantry Brigade (TA) and was appointed OBE.

He died on 20^th June 1976.

For obituary see The Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Association Newsletter No 20 November 1976 page 14.

Photograph.
Seated L-R:Col J W P Llewellyn, Lt Col D B Pullen, Col C H Nice; (standing)

 

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