As acting Commanding Officer of the 2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards, he served under his cousin Brigadier Joe Vandeleur (their grandfathers were brothers) in the breakout of XXX Corps during Operation Market-Garden.
As commanding officer of the 2nd Armored Battalion Irish Guards, he served under his cousin Brigadier Joe Vandeleur (their grandfathers were brothers) during the breakout of XXX Corps in Operation Market-Garden.