Joe Vandeleur

Brigadier

Joe Vandeleur

DSO*
Brigadier Joe Vandeleur during World War II
Born14 November 1903
Nowshera, British Raj (now Pakistan)
Died4 August 1988(1988-08-04) (aged 84)
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Buried
Brookwood Cemetery
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1924–1951
RankBrigadier
Service number28140
UnitIrish Guards
Commands3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
129th Infantry Brigade
32nd Guards Brigade
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Order and Bar

John Ormsby Evelyn Vandeleur, DSO and Bar (14 November 1903 – 4 August 1988), usually known as Joe Vandeleur from his initials, was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer who served in the Second World War.

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