Joe Vandeleur

Joe Vandeleur
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
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Years of service1924–1951
RankBrigadier
Service number28140
UnitIrish Guards
Commands3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
129th Infantry Brigade
32nd Guards Brigade
Battles / warsWorld 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.