John Russell Jessiman was was born and lived in Glasgow. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery and volunteered for Airborne Forces.
He successfully completed parachute training and was posted to B Squadron, 1st Special Air Service Regiment, Army Air Corps.
He was murdered by a Nazi firing squad on 7 July 1944, aged 23 and is now buried in Rom Communal Cemetery, Southern France.
Service History
- 1941 1 Special Air Service Regiment (1 SAS) (Lance Sergeant)