Andrew St John, 21st Baron St John of Bletso


Andrew Beauchamp St John, 21st Baron St John of Bletso TD was an English peer.
He was the third son of Rowland Tudor St John and Katherine Madge Lockwood. He was educated at Wellington and joined the Bank of England in 1937. He served in the Indian Army in World War II, and was later was a Lt-Colonel in the Royal Artillery, commanding the Tower Hamlets Regiment from 1951 to 1954. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration.
After the war he was living at Old Deer Park Gardens Richmond with his parents, and in 1955 married Katherine Berg, daughter of Alfred Berg. He emigrated to South Africa in 1957 where he joined Syfret's Trust Company in Cape Town. He became the 21st Baron St John on the death of his cousin in 1976 but only lived to enjoy it for one year.