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Brigadier John Meredith Bellman MC (1920-1988) was a British Army officer and Aide-de-Camp to Queen Elizabeth II.
He was the son of Colonel John Francis Bellman MC and Elsie Hoskins.[1] He was born in Newport, Pembrokeshire.[2] He was educated at Wellington College and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in July 1939.[3]
John Bellman served in the 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in World War II, seeing action in Egypt then Burma. On 11th August 1942 he was promoted to Captain.[4] In July 1944 he won the Military Cross for gallantry under fire and then in August he won it again, adding a bar to it. [2][5][6][7][8][9]
In 1962, he made national news as the commanding officer of 37th Guided Missile Regiment for abolishing Bull polishing in his command, stating that "there is no room for bull in the modern army".[10] In 1967 he was promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier.[11] In 1969, He was Garrison Commander, Dortmund.[12] He was later appointed Aide-de-Camp to Queen Elizabeth II, and retired in 1975. [13] [14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Genealogy in Hertfordshire".
- ^ a b "Awards to Swansea and W.Wales Men". South Wales Daily Post. 28 July 1944.
- ^ "The following Gentleman Cadets from the Royal Military Academy to be 2nd Lts". Yorkshire Post. 5 July 1939.
- ^ "War Diary: 4th Field Regiment R.A. July 1942 - March 1943, Egypt".
- ^ "Bar to the Military Cross". Taunton Courier and Western Ad. 9 September 1944.
- ^ "Bar to the Military Cross". Western Gazette. 8 September 1944.
- ^ "Recommendation for Award for Bellman, John Meredith (MC)".
- ^ "Recommendation for Award for Bellman, John Meredith (Bar)".
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, July 1944" (PDF).
- ^ "Wives Go to War to Stop Army Bull". Daily Mirror. 25 October 1962.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 2ND JANUARY 1968" (PDF).
- ^ "Civic Visitors Saw All But Glasshouse". Lincolnshire Echo. 6 March 1969.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, Monday, 2nd June 1975" (PDF).
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 27th May 1975" (PDF).