John Frost
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3,379 appearances
10 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 3d ago
John Frost’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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By the third day he'd lost too much blood.
and couldn't evade the approach of two soldiers.
They were British, and the more juniors said they'd have to help Dad.
The senior officer said it was too risky, and that he'd make it an order, so they left Dad behind unaided.
Dad, on his aside here, inspired so much loyalty that when he was transported home, the Gurkhas honored him with a cookery, which I still have in his original scabbard.
Testament to this, Dad's Batman was convinced he was still alive in the jungle and went in search of him.
Much to Dad's luck, he managed to find him.
Following this ordeal, my dad was awarded the MC and mentioned in dispatches.
The Japanese flag he and his men had captured he gave to the Border Regiment Museum in Carlisle, silk with bullet holes after he retired.
Jump ahead a few decades.
Dad was headmaster of a prestigious boy.
prep school in Hampstead.
I remember couples who were expecting coming to put their child's name down for a place in case they were having a son.
Dad was an utterly honourable man, the truest educationist I have ever met, so it was completely out of character when he came rushing home to our schoolhouse in Buckland Crescent, calling Ninette, Ninette My mum was half Greek, half Swiss French, the opposite in character from my dad.
It was highly unusual for Dad to call out.
even more unusual for them to go into the kitchen and shut the door.
so down onto the stairs I went as close as I could to try and listen, only to see my mum rushing out, shouting, I'll kill him
Mum had nursed my dad at King's.
The only way to stop him talking was to tell him to write a book, which he did.
B Company.
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