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Lieutenant-Colonel Aidan Sprot, officer who won an Immediate MC in France in 1944 – obituary
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Commissioned in 1940, the young officer served in Palestine, survived the Battle of El Alamein, took part in the invasion of Italy and fought through North-west Europe where his fearless leadership under fire earned him the Military Cross. In the words of his citation he had shown “outstanding skill and initiative and a complete disregard for danger.”
The son of Mark and Meliora (correct) Sprot, his father had been a soldier and it had always been his ambition to follow in his footsteps. But he was forbidden to do so on leaving Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. As a result he initially worked in banking until volunteering on the outbreak of the war in 1939.
Colonel Aidan Sprot, who has died at 101, received the Military Cross and the French Legion of Honour. Photo: Helen Barrington WAR veteran Colonel Aidan Sprot has died aged 101 at home in the Borders. Col Sprot fought in Europe and Africa during the Second World War, going on to receive a Military Cross and the French Legion of Honour. Last year, Col Sprot’s niece Mary Coltman said: “I just think he was incredibly brave and courageous for what he did in the war and I really admire him.” A death notice has been printed in
The Scotsman, stating that Col Sprot, of Peeblesshire, died on Thursday, January 28.
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