Military Career
| “ | John was one of the most popular officers in this Battalion, his light, energetic personality was a delight to all who met him... he carried out feats of daring that will long live in our memory. | ” |
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—Lt. Col. F.C.L. Bell, Letter to John Brunt's parents |
John Brunt joined the army when he left school, training as a Private with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in 1941, and got his commission on 2 January 1943 and was posted to North Africa. Although he was commissioned in the Sherwood Foresters, he never served with them, instead being posted to the 6th Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, having become friendly with Captain Alan Money, an officer in the Lincolns, on the boat to Africa.
On 9 September 1943, Brunt's regiment landed at Salerno in Italy and Lieutenant Brunt was given command of No.9 Platoon in A Company. The unit subsequently moved South East to establish a base in a farm near the river Asa.
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