John Pott (British Army officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Pott (British Army officer)

British Army officer

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1919

Place of Birth: Khartoum, Sudan

Date of Death: 23-Apr-2005

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Major Robert Laslett John Pott MBE MC (14 July 1919 – 23 April 2005) was a British Army officer who, during World War II, served as Commanding Officer of A Company, 156th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden, in September 1944.
Sixty-five years after the Battle of Arnhem, John Pott's story became more widely known because of a song written about him by his grandson, Joel Pott, lead singer of the Ivor Novello Award winning indie rock band Athlete.