- John Pelham Mann
John Pelham Mann (1919-2002) was an English business executive,
cricketer and decoratedBritish Army officer.John Mann was born in
West Byfleet ,Surrey , the younger son of England and Middlesex cricket captainFrank Mann .He was educated at Eton and
Cambridge University . He missed his cricket blue, due to illness, but he was considered an exciting prospect before theSecond World War broke out. He played in fifteen first-class matches as a right-handed batsman for Middlesex between 1939 and 1947, being awarded his county cap in 1946.During
World War II , Mann served as an officer in theScots Guards . He won the Military Cross as an acting major. He was in command of "Left Flank" Squadron of the 3rd Tank Battalion Scots Guards, part of6 Guards Tank Brigade , during the advance towardsSevenum , east ofEindhoven . Manns squadron attacked some well hidden anti-tank guns at night and forced them to withdraw.He became a successful business executive with
United Biscuits and he emigrated toNew Orleans, Louisiana .References
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/09/30/db3001.xml Daily Telegaph obituary - John Mann]
External links
* [http://www.cricinfo.com Cricinfo]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com Cricket Archive]
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