111111211 John Armar Vully de Candole
John was born on 1st October 1933, the eldest of three sons of Eric Armar de Candole and Marion Elizabeth "Betty" Pender nee Roberts
On 12th February 1954 John was commissioned into the 1st Kings Dragoon Guards.
On 6 December 1958 in Kensington he married Elizabeth "Lisa" Longworth. They had three sons:-
Adrian Armar was born 6 September 1959.
James Anthony was born 14 December 1961
Nicholas Simon was born 5 June 1969
John's military carreer was both wide-ranging and distinguished. He saw service in the Far East, Malaya, Libya, U.S.A., Germany, Aden, Saudia Arabia, and Ulster as well as in the U.K. He was twice Mentioned in Despatches, once while on active service in Malaya and again while serving in Ulster, and he was awarded the Military Cross during internal security operations in Aden.
He rose to the rank of Colonel, and in 1982 he was British Defence and Military Attache to South Africa.
Elizabeth "Lisa" Longworth
Lisa was born on 9 October 1936
