Colonel J B Andras TD

Commanding Officer - The East Surrey Regiment

Commanded 6^th Bn The East Surrey Regiment from 1^st January 1932 to 31^st December 1935

John Bertram Andras was educated at St Paul's School and Cambridge University.

After serving in The Inns of Court Regiment he was commissioned in 6^th Bn The East Surrey Regiment on 23^rd July 1914. In October 1914 he sailed to India with the 1/6^th Battalion with whom he served in India and Aden. From January 1917 to January 1918 he was Brigade Signals Officer and in April was appointed adjutant of the 1/6^th Battalion. He disembarked in UK in November 1919 and rejoined the 6^th Battalion on its reformation in 1920.

After serving successively as company commander, Richmond detachment commander and second-in-command he was appointed to command the Battalion on 1^st January 1932. On completing his tour of command on 31^st December 193~he was promoted Brevet Colonel.

He died on 23^rd October 1976.

 

For his service record see the Journal of The East Surrey Regiment Vol III No 51 February 1932 pages 32 and 34 and Vol III No 67 February 1936 page 35.

Notice of his death appeared in The Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Association Newsletter No 21 May 1977 page 8.

 

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