Brian Urquhart

FINAL LIBERATION

British WW2 veteran and author Sir Brian Urquhart has died aged 101. He was involved in coastal defences during the Battle of Britain before a Major and involved in Operation Market Garden, as seen in A Bridge Too Far – Urquhart was played by Frank Grimes in the movie. After this he became one of the first liberators to enter the infamous Bergen Belsan death camp. This spurred him onto become one of the main UK diplomats involved in setting up the United Nations in 1945. He remained heavily involved with UN diplomacy until his retirement. He was picked by 4 teams, including veterans The Conqueror Worm and Lard Bazaar.

Brian Urquhart
28 Febuary 1919 – 2 January 2021
4 teams