Lt Col L S Sheldon

Commanded 2/5^th Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment from August 1945 to April 1946.

Laurence Stewart Sheldon, known as 'Rudie' (for his good looks) was born on 4^th February 1906. He was commissioned in The Queen's Royal Regiment in February 1926 and joined the 2^nd Battalion in India. Thereafter he served with the 1^st and 2^nd Battalions until 1941 except for the period from August 1939 to July 1940 when he was a GSO III.

In 1941 he graduated from Quetta Staff College and then held a number of staff appointments. In August 1945 he was appointed to command the 2/5^th Battalion until it was disbanded in April 1946. In 1947 he commanded the Home Counties Training Centre at Shorncliffe. He was DAA and QMG Caribbean Area from 1950 to 1953 - his last appointment .

He retired from the Army on 6^th November 1953..

He died on 29^th December 1987

For obituary see The Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Association Newsletter No.43 May 1988 page 23.

 

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