BERRY, Julian

Title: 
The Honourable
Rank: 
Captain (later Colonel)
Unit / Base: 
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)
Service: 
Army
Service Number: 
107872
Born: 
Monday, May 24, 1920
Died : 
Sunday, June 26, 1988
Age: 
68
Served as a Captain in Layforce. Later Brigade Major HQ 21 Tank Brigade. Awarded Bronze Star by the US President for rendering meritorious service in Italy from April to May 1945. Specifically during the crossing of the Santerno River and the subsequent operation to force the Argenta Gap. March 1958 Lieutenant Colonel Berry, assumed command of the Royal Horse Guards. Appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) in recognition of distinguished service in Cyprus for the period ending 30 June 1959. Member of the Commando Association from Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Hon. Julian Berry OBE, DL, JP, Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). Buried in All Saints Church, Tunworth. Son of William Ewert Berry, the 1st Viscount Camrose of Hackwood Park, and Mary Agnes Corns. Married Janet Francis Denise Rowan-Thomson.
 
Sources
BX Star: London Gazette 37909, page 1312 and National Archives file WO373/147/678.
O.B.E. : London Gazette 41762, page 4453 and National Archives file WO373/127/8.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 87 (1988).
The Peerage website.
 
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