Peter Rostron

Rostron was educated at Clifton and London University, where he read Arabic. He joined the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1964 and served worldwide with it before commanding the 1st Battalion. He was a Defence Attache in South America and an Instructor at the Army Staff College. He was an International Fellow in the United States Army War College. Since leaving the Army, he worked in the Security Industry. He was an accomplished amateur military historian and author.