General Sir John Winthrop Hackett, was an Australian-born British soldier, painter, university administrator, author and in later life, a commentator.
John Hackett
King George VI inspects paratroops of 1st Airborne Division, 16 March 1944. Standing just a bit behind the King, with swagger stick and maroon beret, is Brigadier "Shan" Hackett, commanding the 4th Parachute Brigade, while Lieutenant Colonel K. B. I. Smyth, commanding the 10th Parachute Battalion and in maroon beret, stands just in front of him.
St Elizabeth Hospital
18 September 1994, John Hackett receives a medal of honour in Ede, the Netherlands
Alexander Lipmann-Kessel
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Lipmann Kessel, MBE, MC, FRCS, was an orthopaedic surgeon and Second World War medical officer, often known by his nickname of Lippy.
John Hackett (British Army officer)
…Kessel) that German practice was to administer a lethal injection of morphine, since such cases were thought hopeless. However, he was operated on by Alexander Lipmann-Kessel, who, with superb surgery, managed to save the brigadier's life. After a period of recuperation, he managed to escape with the help of the Dutch…
Lipmann Kessel's grave at Oosterbeek