Jock Pearson

Jock Pearson
Jock Pearson
Birth name	Alastair Stevenson Pearson
Born	1 June 1915; Glasgow, Scotland
Died	29 March 1996 (aged 80); Gartocharn, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	62792
Unit	Highland Light Infantry; Parachute Regiment
Commands held	1st Parachute Battalion; 8th Parachute Battalion; 15th (Scottish Volunteer) Parachute Battalion
Battles/wars	Second World War Battle of France; British airborne operations in North Africa; Operation Fustian; Operation Tonga; 6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Military Cross; Territorial Decoration
Other work	Commandant of the Army Cadet Force in Scotland

Brigadier Alastair "Jock" Stevenson Pearson, CB, DSO & Three Bars, OBE, MC, TD, DL (1 June 1915 – 29 March 1996) was a baker, farmer and one of the most highly regarded soldiers of the Parachute Regiment and the British Army who served in the Second World War.

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