Philip Tower
Philip Tower | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1917 Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
| Relations | Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Tower (father) Rear Admiral Ion Tower (uncle) |
Military career
The only son of
Ordered to
prisoner-of-war camp in Italy until the Italians surrendered in September 1943.[1] He then escaped and crossed through the German lines reaching safety in one month later. He was appointed brigade major of the 1st Airborne Division in April 1944. Later that year, during the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden, he parachuted and was safely evacuated.[1] Tower accompanied 1st Airlanding Light Regiment in the relief of Norway in Spring 1945.[1][3]
He graduated from the Staff College, Camberley in 1948, the Joint Service Defence College in 1956 and the Imperial Defence College in 1961.[3]
In 1967, he was appointed a
St John Ambulance Brigade.[1]
Tower was married to Elizabeth Sneyd-Kynnersley; they were childless.[1]