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John Dutton Frost

John Dutton Frost
John Frost.jpg
John Frost, after having received his Military Cross.
The photograph shows then Lieutenant Colonel Frost in the uniform of his parent regiment, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
Nickname(s) Johnny
Born (1912-12-31)31 December 1912
Pune, India
Died 21 May 1993(1993-05-21) (aged 80)
West Sussex, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1932–1968
Rank Major General
Unit Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Parachute Regiment
Commands held 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
Battles/wars

Second World War

Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Military Cross

Second World War

Major General John Dutton (Johnny) Frost CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (31 December 1912 – 21 May 1993) was an airborne officer of the British Army best known for being the leader of the small group of airborne forces that actually arrived at Arnhem bridge during the Battle of Arnhem in Operation Market Garden, in World War II. He was one of the first to join the newly formed Parachute Regiment and served with distinction in many wartime airborne operations until he was injured and captured at Arnhem. His army career continued until his retirement in 1968.

Frost was the son of Frank Dutton Frost CBE MC, a British Army officer, and his wife, Elsie Dora (née Bright). He was educated at Monkton Combe School in Somerset, John Frost joined the British Army on 1 September 1932, when on graduation from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). From 1938 to 1941 Frost worked with the Iraq Levies as a captain. He joined the Parachute Regiment in 1941.


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