Lt Col K T Roper

Commanding Officer - The East Surrey Regiment

Commanded 2^nd Bn The East Surrey Regiment from June 1943 to June 1944.

Kenneth Trevor Roper, known as 'Katie', was born on 27^th October 1908 and was commissioned in The Dorset Regiment in August 1928. He went straight to the 1^st Battalion in India and apart from a tour at the Depot in 1935-36 and the Staff College, Quetta in 1939 all his service pre 1939-45 War was with that Battalion in India. He was then appointed Brigade Major of 25^th Infantry Brigade and was at Dunkirk.

He later was Brigade Major of 70^th Infantry Brigade and in 1942 was appointed 2 i/c of 2^nd Bn The East Surrey Regiment. From June 1943 he commanded that Battalion until June 1944 when he was appointed as GSO I.

In 1945 and 1946 he was 2 i/c The Worcestershire Regiment in the Far East and then commanded the 5^th Burma Rifles in 1947. From 1947 to 1949 he was GSO I (Trg) Southern Command. From 1950 to 1951 he was 2 i/c 1^st Bn The Dorset Regiment. He then was appointed Military Attaché in Tel Aviv which appointment he held until 1955. He retired from the Army on 11^th February 1955.

He died on the 1^st August 1972.

For obituary see QRSNL November 1972 page 19

 

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