John Caunter
Brigadier John Alan Lyde Caunter CBE, MC & Bar (17 December 1889 – 1981) was a senior British Army officer.
John Caunter | |
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| Born | 17 December 1889 |
| Died | 1981 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, Royal Tank Corps 4th Armoured Brigade |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Military career
Educated at Uppingham School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Caunter was commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1909.[1] He was captured by German forces in October 1914 and spend most of the war in captivity as a prisoner of war before escaping from a camp at Schwarmstedt in summer 1917.[2] He went on to serve with the British Salonika Army in 1918.[1] Caunter became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Tank Corps in Egypt in 1935 and became commander of 4th Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert campaign in January 1940, in which role he saw action at the Battle of Beda Fomm in Libya in February 1941.[1][3] He became Deputy Director of Staff Duties, Armoured Troops at GHQ India in 1941 before retiring in 1944.[1]
Works
- Books
- Caunter, John (1918). 13 Days: The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison. G Bell and Sons.
- Caunter, John (1958). A short guide to shark angling at Looe, and other places in SW England. John Caunter.
- Painting
- Caunter, John (1948). The Sun breaks through by Brig. National Trust.
References
- "John Alan Lyde Caunter". Archives Hub. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "13 Days: An Escape from a German Prison". King's College, London. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Murray, Williamson; Millett, Allan Reed (2000). A War To Be Won: fighting the Second World War. Harvard University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0674001633.