Lt.Col. Philip Salusbury-Trelawny MC. DL. - died 28th.October 1998 aged 76yrs.
Born in India where his father was posted he was educated at Winchester and commissioned into the Indian Army (Frontier Force Rifles). He served in Baghdad and North Africa including the battles around Tobruk, before moving to Italy. He earned his MC. in Italy and took part in the assault on Florence, the road to Bologne and the appalling fighting around the Gothic Line.
After Indian Independence in 1947 he left the Indian Army and joined the DCLI. Following amalgamation he was to become 2ic. of 1 SCLI in Gibraltar. In 1964 he commanded the LI. Depot at Shrewsbury before becoming Deputy President Regular Commissions Board at Westbury. After a spell as SO1 Public Relations at UKLF Wilton he retired from the army in 1975. He later became the LI. Regimental Secretary (Cornwall) and retired from this post in 1984 due to failing health.
Source: www.britisharmedforces.org/scli_ pages/pages/obits3.htm